One of the last pivotal shortcomings of the Android OS ecosystem finally sees a solution for devices running Android 2.2 and up. August 2, 2013 10:49 AM PDT (Credit: Google) One of the few OS perks iPhone owners have still held over the heads of their Android counterparts is Apple's official -- and free -- app for locating and remote wiping a lost device. After years of user complaints and shoddy third-party variants, Google has finally answered iOS's "Find My iPhone" feature with a locator of its own: the Android Device Manager. To be released later this month, the app will let Android users find and ring a misplaced or stolen device on a map in real time, as well as wipe the contents of the device remotely. The feature will be available for users running Android 2.2 or later.
One of the last pivotal shortcomings of the Android OS ecosystem finally sees a solution for devices running Android 2.2 and up.
One of the few OS perks iPhone owners have still held over the heads of their Android counterparts is Apple's official -- and free -- app for locating and remote wiping a lost device. After years of user complaints and shoddy third-party variants, Google has finally answered iOS's "Find My iPhone" feature with a locator of its own: the Android Device Manager.
To be released later this month, the app will let Android users find and ring a misplaced or stolen device on a map in real time, as well as wipe the contents of the device remotely. The feature will be available for users running Android 2.2 or later.
