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This lets you lock your handset and sign out of your Google Account. You can also leave a message to someone who finds the phone, including leaving a phone number to a friend or relative so the rescuer can contact you. Sometimes you might need to take the nuclear option though, if you have an inkling you won't get your phone back. Erase Device totally wipes everything from your handset, including logging out of your Google account, so if you click this there's no going back — it's an irreversible option.
Only do this if you know there's no hope of getting your phone back. Image credit: Google. How to track your Android phone The first thing you'll want to do is head over to Find My Device , Google's tracker website — either search it in Google, or simply click the link above to get there.
Image credit: Google The majority of the page is taken up by a big map, with a pin on it — hopefully pointing straight where your device is. What can you do once you've located your phone? If you've found your phone and you can easily retrieve it great, crisis averted! However, the blacklisting also prohibits Huawei and Honor from sending out newer updates to their smartphones, and if it does, it will be forced to remove Google Play Services and Google apps from the existing devices too.
As a result of this ban, Huawei will not have access to the code for monthly Google security patches before the public release. Furthermore, Huawei and Honor can no longer be a member of the Android beta programs starting with the next commercial release of Android i.
Android R. If Huawei intends to move ahead with updates and brings users onboard the Android R bandwagon, it will have to wait until the public release which happens around August every year.
All in all, the situation is really bad for Huawei. The only plausible option it has for now is to either finally start rolling out its own operating system that it has reportedly been working on, in the anticipation of the day when the U. That might be a challenging shift since most Huawei users are habitual of Android and the Google ecosystem. But, so long as the operating system resembles Android in terms of experience and allows the installation of Google apps, it should be useful.
However, in that case, it will not be able to support Google Play Services and other Google apps.
Given that the U. Earlier, Huawei had also shared its plans to sue the U. After the report of Google limiting its software exchange with Huawei, American chipmakers Qualcomm, Broadcom, Xilinx, and Intel have announced that they will cede to the executive order by the U. As mentioned above, Huawei does seem to have stockpiled enough chips to keep production going for the next three months.
However, the ban may take longer to be lifted. Qualcomm sells it Snapdragon SoCs for various entry-level devices like the Honor 8C as well as some network chips. Qualcomm also licenses aptX codec for Bluetooth audio to Huawei. Meanwhile, Xilinx provides programmable chips for networking while Broadcom supplies packet switching chips for telecom equipment.
In all, there are more than 30 companies in the U. Following the debacle, the Chinese company has officially shared a response on the matter. Huawei will continue to provide security updates and after sales services to all existing Huawei and Honor smartphone and tablet products covering those have been sold or still in stock globally.
We will continue to build a safe and sustainable software ecosystem, in order to provide the best experience for all users globally. To be clear, this temporary license only grants Huawei a reprieve from the U. If Huawei is once again allowed to become a GMS Partner, then the company can proceed with releasing its planned updates on schedule.
Update: The full text of the Temporary General License can be found here. Thanks Roland Quandt! After the U.
Commerce Department gave the Chinese manufacturer some temporary relief, it hit back at the U. The episode has taken an interesting turn in less than two days and we promise to keep you updated at every single step. Source: Reuters. Following the U.
The company will now send software updates to Huawei phones until August 19th. The Commerce Department will reassess the situation after the day license expires. At that point, Google will most likely make the same assessment and decide how to move forward. Source: CNBC. The carriers point to long-term usability for their customers as a reason for pulling the device. At last, we advise that you can do some measures to keep your data safe and avoid disclosure of personal information.
To take your lock screen one step closer, you should set up a lock screen owner message. Your name, email address or any other form of contact on your lock screen can be chosen to display from here. This is a very simple step but it could really help you out in the long run.
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