Anti-theft still works ???

Location: China
Android 2.3**
Root: not yet.
Avast and Anti-theft installed and set properly already including Pin and friends’ no, Anti-theft Renamed etc

Questions:

  1. For a new phone, I don’t want to root it for the present, but does Anti-theft still work after data wiped / factory reseted by a stranger ? I mean in case stolen/lost, Can I wipe data (phone contacts, sms, emails and other files in SD )
    via friend’s no. set before ?

  2. As a user of China Mobile, friend’s no. format for example +86139*** is correct ?

Thanks!!!

Use the searchfunction!

  1. U can use wipe but AT will not survive if its not installed as system app
  2. if +861xxx is your countrycode then yes.

but how can install AT as system app ? Root or other way ?

Hello,

you need to root the phone. yes.

to find out how to root your device please perform an internet search:
root xda
you’ll find good step-by-step-rooting-guides within the XDA developers forum. be aware that you will loose your warranty if you root the device.

for further information you can also consult our manual available at:
http://files.avast.com/files/documentation/mobile-security-user-guide-en.pdf
it will help you understand the basics of the software.
give it a try - it’s short and easy to understand.

99% of all questions asked are also already answered in the FAQ
https://support.avast.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=1034&nav=0&group=eng

Regards,

Werner M