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Samsung One UI 4.1: Find My Mobile, here is how to track your lost phone?
These days smartphones are very expensive and always the fear exists, that your lovely phone could be lost. It’s like seeing the hell doors. Because in today’s world data is money and data is everything.
If you lose your smartphone it can create lots of problems for you, especially when it carries all the private and personal information. Does not matter whether it’s provided by your company or you personally own it.
The manufacturers of the different smartphone brands, use their purposely build applications to keep track of your phone to serve the purpose. With this specific application, you can track your lost phone.
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Samsung’s Find My Mobile service?
Samsung also has a dedicated feature located in the settings of the device. It sends you the location of your device every 15 minutes and also facilitates you to erase all the data of your phone if somebody tries to unlock your phone desperately and forcefully.
‘Find My Mobile’ is wholly accessible through the Samsung account you have? After the successful activation, it allows you to locate, remotely back up, and erase the data on your registered Samsung Galaxy mobile device. This service works in synchronization with Google.
Smartphone users can locate the phone if it’s in close proximity or in the vicinity of the ring. I think every one of you might have seen that light blue ring that appears on the mapping services.
How to activate Find My Mobile?
follow these steps:
- Open the Settings app menu
- Tap on Biometrics and security
- Then Click on Find My Mobile
As soon as you enter after clicking the option above you will see a page, asking you to turn on the services. Proceed with putting the toggle from Off to On condition. Doing that, Your Samsung phone will ask you to login into your Samsung account.
After logging in you can further access the page, which provides you the facility of Remote unlock and sending the last location. By putting it On, Samsung can securely save your password, pin, and pattern.
It allows you to unlock your mobile, in case you forget your unlock method. It also allows you to control a lost phone remotely, even when it is locked. Send the last location is also a mind-blowing option, it provides permission from your phone to send its last location when your phone battery falls below a certain level.
How I will locate my phone?
Once you complete all the processes on your smartphone. Now you are ready to access your phone from your PC or Laptop. Just sign in to your Samsung account. Here you will see the list of all Samsung phones that you have added with the ‘Find My Mobile’ facility. To track your phone, click on the link, mentioned in front of the device mentioned.
In my opinion, this service also provides you the general help, when you get trapped in all the scenarios mentioned above. So, don’t delay it just pick up your Samsung phone and enable this facility, before your device is lost. At last, I want to mention only one thing. Always keep your device location on, because this facility will work only when, your smartphone is turned on, and connected to a network.
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Project Infinity of Samsung is a classified operation, working on safeguarding Galaxy devices and users around the clock for safer operations. Samsung Newsroom has recently published a blog post, revealing insights from specialist meetings.
Cyber Threat Intelligence
Samsung’s Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) taskforce is a reconnaissance unit within Project Infinity along with the Red (RED), Blue (BLUE), and Purple (PURPLE) Teams, which go beyond lab conditions to identify real-world dangers.
- RED and BLUE perform proactive attack and defense functions, seeking out vulnerabilities and taking measures against them.
- PURPLE is a special operations unit that acts as both a sword and shield for specific critical areas.
It’s worth noting that Samsung has deployed RED, BLUE, and PURPLE teams in various countries including Vietnam, Poland, Ukraine and Brazil. CTI is dedicated to identifying potential threats and stopping hackers from taking control of your device.
“Once we spot these kinds of threats, we collaborate with developers and operators to lock everything down for preventing attacks,” said Ranger, a CTI member.
Samsung Security Updates
Earlier this year, Samsung announced it to support flagship Galaxy devices for seven years. The new policy applies to all flagship Galaxy devices launched after the Galaxy S24 series. It’s the longest software support offered by any mobile brand.
These updates mean customers can safely use their phones for longer. As cyber threats become more common than you think, security updates are much more crucial to safeguard your Galaxy from any potential threat of vulnerability.
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The company has also built an engaging gameplay experience designed by fans, for fans through The Six, challenging players’ knowledge and providing another way to interact with the world of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
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Anyone with a Samsung Smart TV will be able to use their remote to jump in and play. This way, Gaming Hub provides a co-branded experience, giving Call of Duty fans another way to engage with the franchise they love.
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Sources citing KEDGlobal revealed that Samsung and LG Uplus working together to develop the Galaxy ixi-O AI Phone. It’s a big development in the smartphone industry, while the handset is highly likely to be Korea-limited.
Samsung fans are well aware of the Galaxy AI feature suite. ixi-O is an AI-powered digital assistant developed by Korean carrier LG Uplus. The company plans to enter the smartphone market, featuring its own-developed AI assistant.
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ixi-O comes with useful features such as AI call answering, detecting voice phishing in real-time, recording and summarizing phone calls and converting voice conversation into text – all within an on-device environment.
Image: ixi-O AI | LG Uplus Newsroom
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