If the phone's been lost or stolen, users can remotely lock the phone, forward calls and texts to another phone, send a message to the phone to arrange its return or even remotely wipe all personal data from it.
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Generally, these manufacturer skins exist with the claimed goal of enhancing the platform's stock functionality, but we actually found a case on the Epic where the opposite is true: the phone's lock screen consists of a circle in the center of the screen that you drag up to unlock... and that's it.
You can lock the phone down, recover data and wipe any sensitive information.
You can use the site to remotely ring phones, or to remotely lock the phone, and send lost phone message on the screen.
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Each uses GPS technology to sense motion and lock the phone.
Samsung's Find My Mobile Service ensures peace-of-mind by letting users remotely lock the phone at anytime, as well as trace the phone or remotely wipe its contents in case of loss or theft.
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The Reva e-20 goes up to 100 kilometers per charge and equipped with the usual geeked-out smart phone connectivity that allows drivers to lock their cars and turn on the air conditioning from their phone.
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If you're a sleep texter or afraid of becoming one, the easiest and best solutions are the most obvious: Turn off your phone, set your passcode lock or place it on the other side of the room so it's not within easy reach.
For those using Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, Google has also built a Keep widget, which can be placed on your Android homescreen, or on your phone or tablet's lock screen, which would enable users to add a reminder without even having to unlock their device.
Once installed on a phone, home takes over the lock screen and main display turning it into a live feed of information, notifications and images Facebook users are sharing.
In the event that the mobile phone is lost, users can remotely lock it and determine its approximate location, enabling worry-free operations.
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Yale Lock has created a keyless lock that uses an NFC phone.
That this app or operating system or even a forked version of Android, has permission to control key parts of the phone: from its WiFi connection to the lock screen, to its system settings.
To that end, it has more system controls than the existing Facebook app, with permission to turn off the lock screen, start up when the phone boots and control your WiFi connection, among others.
Then create a key within your phone which, when you hold up against your Yale keyless lock, it unlocks the door.
Case in point: I was able to unlock the phone by holding a photo of my face up to its lock screen.
Now, a similar flaw has been found on the Galaxy S III that breaks the lock screen altogether, permitting full use of the phone.
For the first time ever, Kyocera has implemented its proprietary voice-activated command feature into the DIGNO S, allowing the user to speak to the phone to activate e-mail, phone and other commonly used applications - a function accessible by simply tapping an icon on the lock screen.
With Windows Phone 8, Live Apps such as Facebook can even deliver real-time information right to your lock screen with updated wallpaper.
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