You can locate your Android by using Google's Find My Device service, which helps you track down a lost Android phone or ...

ARVADA, Colo. — She figured it was a long shot. Anna Hewson stared at the screen of her cell phone, fixed on a picture of her daughter’s phone on the 'Find My' app. Her daughter’s phone had been ...

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Android 16 will enhance Factory Reset Protection to prevent stolen phones from being used without the owner's credentials. The improved FRP will block all device functions until the original Google ...

One user tracking their stolen phone ultimately resulted in the arrest of 18 and the recovery of over 2,000 handsets.

CHICAGO, Illinois -- They are hard to live without and just about everyone carries a smartphone. Police say the device, especially an iPhone, is the same as cash in your hand. You are a target for ...

What just happened? Modern Android phones already include theft-protection features that lock devices and prevent unauthorized factory resets, making it harder for thieves to resell stolen phones.

Google is improving its factory reset protection (FRP) system to make Android phones harder for thieves to reuse or resell. FRP has long been in place to prevent unauthorized users from setting up a ...

Police say they have dismantled an international gang suspected of smuggling up to 40,000 stolen mobile phones from the UK to China in the past year.

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...