Monday, June 23, 2014

Mobile Android and Windows "Auto-Off" When Stolen

To reduce the number of thefts of mobile phones, Google and Microsoft adding features automatic shut for Android and Windows Phone.

Such a feature phone operating system to turn off completely when it was stolen.

The authorities have warned the developer to take a stand regarding the theft of mobile phones, and this feature is considered as an ideal solution.

Mobile development company Samsung and Apple already has a similar feature in some of their products.

Mobile phone theft has become a major problem worldwide. In the United States, 3.1 million mobile phones were stolen during 2013, doubling from a year earlier.

Report of the attorney general of New York stated, "This technology is changing the advanced multimedia devices into a highly selling plastic goods are worthless."

Authorities in the U.S. reported a similar feature that was introduced for the Apple iOS system operat 7 managed to reduce the number of mobile phone theft dramatically.

Six months after the feature was introduced, Apple mobile device theft rate in London fell by 24%.

According to reports from the New York attorney general, in the same period the numbers of other mobile product theft increases.

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