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Hello,
I see that Reactivation lock is missing from S8, is there any alternative ?
Even though i think removing this very good ability is a bad idea
Thx
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Hi @NyperCro, looks like @JordanH was talking about the older phones it has not been a feature since the S6's as it is now handled by google via https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager you can lock/ring/erase from there these days. Hope that helps
After reading a few websites, I think its been replaced by the Factory Reset Protection feature in Android Lollipop and later. In short, if you sign into a Google account it is then automatically protected agains resets in the same way as Samsung's Reactivation Lock worked.
Matt
Hey @NyperCro.
This is still built in to the S8.
Let us know if you have any issues with the above steps.
I cannot find that option, even though i can find it on Note 4, but on S8+ no. I must point that phone is for German market, is that makes difference ?
Hi @NyperCro, looks like @JordanH was talking about the older phones it has not been a feature since the S6's as it is now handled by google via https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager you can lock/ring/erase from there these days. Hope that helps
yeah you can still do it via the Samsung site (https://findmymobile.samsung.com/) but can no longer see a option to enter on the phone.
As long i can make it difficult to use the phone if reset is done, im happy
I can't find the "Find my mobile" setting on my Verizon S8.
How to I disable reactivation lock so I can change my Samsung password?
Hi,
I followed the steps you suggested.
I cant find any option for the reactivation lock but I have found several articles online saying that its missing from the s8 and s8+.
It sounds a bit backwards to me, surely security should be improvong on these devices!?
Matt
After reading a few websites, I think its been replaced by the Factory Reset Protection feature in Android Lollipop and later. In short, if you sign into a Google account it is then automatically protected agains resets in the same way as Samsung's Reactivation Lock worked.
Matt