Carriers Nix Cell Phone Kill Switch Over Profit Fears
Google android device manager
What about the Google android device manage (https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager ?hl=en&u=0) that's already out there that lets you ring, lock or erase data from your device remotely (if you set it up to do so)?
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It can be thwarted by swapping out the SIM card.....the kill switch makes the device permanently unusable, even if a SIM card switch is performed.
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I don't think so. ADM is married to your Google ID, not your SIM card, so switching the SIM won't help. However, if the thief can do a factory reset before the device is locked, ADM won't work.
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All someone would have to do for a factory reset is press a button combination to get into the recovery and do a factory reset. Its quite easy.
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