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How to enable Anti-Theft on web? (lost phone)
« on: December 20, 2016, 08:07:42 PM »
Hi,
My kid has Samsung Galaxy A3 and she lost that today.
GPS is not enabled so i cant use any android app. I can install apps through Google Play.
I updated latest avast antivirus and anti-theft and now in web it ask for enable that anti-theft.
When i try to enable, site tells "We are unable to connect your device".
I tried with and without password, but nothing works.

Phone has about 40% of battery but there is -1celcius and wet. I dont know how long battery can survive out there. So please help me so i can locate that phone quickly.
Thanks.

Timo Rantanen

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Re: How to enable Anti-Theft on web? (lost phone)
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2016, 08:09:07 PM »
Contact the police and have them track the phone.

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Re: How to enable Anti-Theft on web? (lost phone)
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2016, 08:13:39 PM »
I think they have better things to do here in Finland.
All i need is to have enable that Anti-Theft.

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Re: How to enable Anti-Theft on web? (lost phone)
« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2016, 08:26:02 PM »
You can't enable it if you don't have the phone and/or if there is no communication with it.
e.g. if the phone is turned off.

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Re: How to enable Anti-Theft on web? (lost phone)
« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2016, 08:30:44 PM »
Phone is on and Avast has communicated 26minutes ago. I can call it but its muted.
I have done that enable in web to other phone earlier and it worked fine then.

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Re: How to enable Anti-Theft on web? (lost phone)
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2016, 06:15:06 AM »
W8.1 [x64] - Avast Free AV 23.3.8047.BC [UI.757] - Firefox ESR 102.9 [NS/uBO/PB] - Thunderbird 102.9.1
Avast-Tools: Secure Browser 109.0 - Cleanup 23.1 - SecureLine 5.18 - DriverUpdater 23.1 - CCleaner 6.01
Avast Wissenswertes (Downloads, Anleitungen & Infos): https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=60523.0

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Re: How to enable Anti-Theft on web? (lost phone)
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2016, 05:26:14 PM »
Found phone and this enable had to do directly on the phone.
Thanks for answers.

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Re: How to enable Anti-Theft on web? (lost phone)
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2016, 06:55:51 AM »
You're welcome.
W8.1 [x64] - Avast Free AV 23.3.8047.BC [UI.757] - Firefox ESR 102.9 [NS/uBO/PB] - Thunderbird 102.9.1
Avast-Tools: Secure Browser 109.0 - Cleanup 23.1 - SecureLine 5.18 - DriverUpdater 23.1 - CCleaner 6.01
Avast Wissenswertes (Downloads, Anleitungen & Infos): https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=60523.0