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Finding a lost device using Android™ Device Manager, To activate Protection by my Xperia

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To activate Protection by my Xperia 1 Make sure you have an active data connection, and enable location services on your device. 2 From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Lock screen & security > Protection by my Xperia > Activate. 4 Mark the checkbox to agree to the terms and conditions of the service, then tap Accept. 5 If prompted, sign in to your Google™ account, or create a new account if you don't already have one. 6 To verify that Protection by my Xperia can locate your device, go to myxperia.sonymobile.com and sign in using the Google™ account that you are using on your device. If you are sharing a device with multiple users, note that the Protection by my Xperia service is only available to the user who is logged in as the owner. Finding a lost device using Android™ Device Manager Google™ offers a location and security web service called Android™ Device Manager. You can use it in parallel with, or as an alternative to, the my Xperia service. If you lose your device, you can use Android™ Device Manager to: • Find and show where your device is located. • Ring or lock your device, erase everything on it, or add a phone number to the lock screen. For additional information about Android™ Device Manager, go to www.support.google.com. Android™ Device Manager does not work if your device is turned off or if it does not have a connection to the Internet. The Android™ Device Manager service may not be available in all countries or regions. To activate Android™ Device Manager 1 If you are using a device with multiple users, make sure that you are logged in as the owner. 2 Make sure that you have an active data connection and that location services are enabled. 3 From your Home screen, tap . 4 Find and tap Settings > Google > Security. 5 Drag the sliders beside Remotely locate this device and Allow remote lock and erase to the On position. 6 If prompted, agree to the terms and conditions by tapping Activate. 7 To verify that Android™ Device Manager can locate your device after you activate the service, go to www.android.com/devicemanager and sign in using your Google™ account. 20 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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To activate Protection by my Xperia
1
Make sure you have an active data connection, and enable location services
on your device.
2
From your Home screen, tap
.
3
Find and tap
Settings
>
Lock screen & security
>
Protection by my Xperia
>
Activate
.
4
Mark the checkbox to agree to the terms and conditions of the service, then
tap
Accept
.
5
If prompted, sign in to your Google™ account, or create a new account if you
don’t already have one.
6
To verify that Protection by my Xperia can locate your device, go to
myxperia.sonymobile.com
and sign in using the Google™ account that you are
using on your device.
If you are sharing a device with multiple users, note that the Protection by my Xperia service is
only available to the user who is logged in as the owner.
Finding a lost device using Android™ Device Manager
Google™ offers a location and security web service called Android™ Device
Manager. You can use it in parallel with, or as an alternative to, the my Xperia service.
If you lose your device, you can use Android™ Device Manager to:
•
Find and show where your device is located.
•
Ring or lock your device, erase everything on it, or add a phone number to the lock
screen.
For additional information about Android™ Device Manager, go to
www.support.google.com
.
Android™ Device Manager does not work if your device is turned off or if it does not have a
connection to the Internet. The Android™ Device Manager service may not be available in all
countries or regions.
To activate Android™ Device Manager
1
If you are using a device with multiple users, make sure that you are logged in
as the owner.
2
Make sure that you have an active data connection and that location services
are enabled.
3
From your Home screen, tap
.
4
Find and tap
Settings
>
Google
>
Security
.
5
Drag the sliders beside
Remotely locate this device
and
Allow remote lock and
erase
to the On position.
6
If prompted, agree to the terms and conditions by tapping
Activate
.
7
To verify that Android™ Device Manager can locate your device after you
activate the service, go to
www.android.com/devicemanager
and sign in using
your Google™ account.
20
This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.