Android is stacked with so many tools and configuration options, we often overlook some of the Google’s most useful features. Sometimes they’re hiding in plain sight. Other times, they’re buried so deep, you’d never discover them without spelunking deep into submenus, groping blindly in the dark.
But don’t let that one killer feature get away. Even if you consider yourself an Android power user, you’d do well to make sure you’re familiar with every single menu, toggle and utility on this list. We’ve done our best to identify the precise locations of the features listed below, but you may have to hunt around menus a bit if your device manufacturer has excessive interface customizations.
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Use Android Device Manager for remote security
The Google Play Services framework is used to manage all sorts of back-end services, and Google updates it frequently. Most of the functionality packed away in this framework is of little user-facing consequence, but the Android Device Manager is an exception. This feature allows you track, ring, lock, and wipe your device if you lose track of it.
By default, you can only ring and locate a device with Android Device Manager, so if you want the full gamut of features, go into your main system settings and scroll down to Security. Find the Device Administrators option, and open it to see what apps have been granted admin privileges on your phone or tablet. Checking the box next to Android Device Manager allows you to wipe and lock the device, in addition to the ring and locate features.
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Use Android Device Manager for much greater control over a lost phone.
You can remotely access Android Device Manager in a number of useful ways. If you only have one Android device, you can use any web browser to go to the Android Device Manager page and log into your account. From there, you can see a map of where your phone is located, and issue commands to nuke it, or just lock it.
Before resorting to extreme measures, you might want to start with locating it, and making it ring to make sure it didn't just slip between the couch cushions. Should you have access to more than one Android device, you can use the Android Device Manager app, which you can keep on all your devices to locate and manage the others.
This service is always on and completely free, by the way. So don’t let it go to waste.
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