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Finding a Deactivated Stolen S4

Hi there!

I recently realized that my old S4 that I had been using as an mp3 player (Spotify, mostly) has been misplaced, or most likely stolen. The device was not rooted, nor had a factory reset. It had a lock screen on it and I've already used the android device manager to erase the phone's data remotely, as there was a lot of personal information on that device.

I don't recall installing any apps that aid in finding the device. Is there any way I can track it down? Even though, I'm pretty sure it could be dead because the battery life was pretty awful (if it wasn't stolen).

Thank you for your help!!

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rcschnoor

Are you aware you can also use Android Device Manager to locate your device? Once you erase the device, it is unlikely you would be able to locate it in this manner, though.

akatmc

Yeah, I've attempted to do so, but it says it's unavailable. It's also understandable because I always turned the location off to conserve battery :smileysad:

rcschnoor

Yes, if you turn location services off it would be kind of hard for an app to locate your device.

akatmc

Well, at the very least, I just want to erase everything on that phone. If I end up finding it, no harm done. If it's lost forever, I just don't want people having that kind of information on me :smileyhappy: Do you know that the remote factory reset is a reliable tool?

bearone21

if the phone is deactivated it won't be located whether gps is on/off .

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