G+_Phillip Dyson Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Hey all. It looks like I may have lost my wifi Nexus 7. Or possibly stolen. The good thing is I have both a PIN and encryption enabled. However I'm still a little nervous about it floating out there connected to my services. What are my options? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Phillip Dyson Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 Unfortunately not. I just looked up Plan B but its not compatible with my Nexus 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Matt Wells Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Lookout has an after the fact installer to track it. It will just need to get some internet access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Matt Wells Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Found the link - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5sb29rb3V0LmxhYnMucGxhbmIiXQ.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Michael Abernathy Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Plan B only works with android 2-2.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Matt Wells Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 DOAH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Matt Wells Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 You could look on your gmail page under the connections to find the IP address. Then use maxmind.com to geo track the IP and get an idea of where it is... ok... or maybe get a new one. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Cliff Wroe Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Androidlost is a good option for you. Free too. Needs to have data connection to push the app. http://www.androidlost.com/#getstarted ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_S. LeBeau Kpadenou Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Change you google password. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Phillip Dyson Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 Good news! I found it in my car's glove compartment. I NEVER put it there. I guess it pays to stick to a pattern that works. I looked at AndroidLost and it might have worked if my Nexus 7 ever got a Wifi connection. The only downside is that I don't have the excuse to buy something new. :) The question is, now that I have the benefit of planning ahead for this scenario what is the best solution. Should I just go with Lookout? I do wish there was a way to enable device wipe on a certain number of PIN attempts. It doesn't seem to be something built into Android. Though it should be. Thank you everyone for your tips and suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Michael Abernathy Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Well to plan ahead then this app can help. And congrats/too bad, on getting it back. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lsdroid.cerberus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_S. LeBeau Kpadenou Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 If you're rooted you can install Cerberus under the OS, meaning it will stay installed/working even after a full wipe. If you do that, make sure you create a guest account on the Nexus that is not locked (as in pin, pattern, password or face locked). That way, a would be thief will have a way to connect it to a wifi connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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