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If you lose your device, you can let whoever finds it know how they can
return it to you by displaying a message on the screen of the device.
If you misplaced your device and there is a chance it is not far from you
(for example, somewhere around the house or the office), what better
way to find it than to make it play a loud sound? The sound will be played
even if the device is in silent mode.
Activating Anti-Theft
To enable Anti-Theft features, simply complete the configuration process
from the Anti-Theft card available in the Dashboard.
Alternatively, you can activate Anti-Theft by following these steps:
1. Open Bitdefender Mobile Security.
2. Tap the Menu button and select Anti-Theft from the list.
3. Tap TURN ON.
4. The following procedure will begin to help you activate this feature:
Note
Additional permissions are required on Android 6 for the Anti-Theft feature.
To enable it, follow the steps below:
● Tap Activate Anti-Theft, then tap TURN ON.
● Allow permissions for the following:
a. Allow Antivirus to send and view SMS messages?
b. Allow Antivirus to access this device’s location?
c. Allow Antivirus to access your contacts?
a. Grant Admin Privileges
These privileges are essential to the operation of the Anti-Theft module
and therefore must be granted to continue.
b. Set Application PIN
To make sure any changes made to Anti-Theft settings are authorized
by you, a PIN must be set. Every time an attempt will be made to modify
Anti-Theft settings, the PIN will have to be entered before the changes
are applied. Alternatively, on devices that support fingerprint
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