Hey all.
Is there a way to remotely activate the license feature?
I purchased the license with the thought that once I paid, it would automatically activate, but instead, it gave me a code that I apparently have to activate manually by typing or copying it into the interface – something I can’t do right now.
Anybody know if it’s possible to activate the license remotely?
There isn’t an automated remote activation as far as I’m aware.
You should have received a license attachment (license.avastlic) on your receipt email.
If you can access and save this license file somewhere you have access to it. To actually activate it all you need to do is to save this file to the system you want to activate and double click the file.
So if you have and are familiar with remote access, you could save the license.avastlic to the target system and activate it.
I’m talking about on a mobile device that I don’t have in my possession currently.
Without the device at hand, you can’t activate premium features.
Sorry.
I don’t know how well you know Anti-Theft - but maybe my “I lost my phone - what do I do?”- text will help:
In order to track your phone you should start by contacting the person (friend/family member) who’s phone number is set as “friend” number in Anti-Theft.
If a thief/finder turns on the phone and changes the SIM card, our app will send a SMS with the current location of the phone and the new phone number (as sending phone number) to this “friend”.
If the friend hasn’t received a SMS, it’s most likely that the original SIM card is still in place.
To locate the phone, you send a SMS to the phone with this content
2222 locate
replace 2222 with own avast! PIN - it’s 4-6 digits, only numbers.
There are many SMS commands available that might prove helpful. For example:
GET LOG
Sample: 2222 GET LOG 10
Gets the call and SMS log (you see whom the thief called and who called him)
All SMS commands, along with a short description how everything works is explained in our manual available at:
http://files.avast.com/files/documentation/mobile-security-user-guide-en.pdf
it’s short and easy to understand.
Of course you can also use our online interface at my.avast.com to communicate with the anti-theft installation - provided that the app was paired with the online account. The upside of the online portal is, that it’s convenient. The upside of SMS commands is, that they are more reliable and will work even without internet connection (which might be relevant if the thief changes the SIM to a prepaied non-internet SIM card)
Regards,
Werner
Oops, I misread that I thought you had the Premier version (windows) and failed to notice the avast! Mobile Security sub-forum. Not great observation skills today ;D
hi is there a way to remotly activate the phone to premium i did buy 3 licences please help thks
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I have the phone in hand, I plug it in to an account that downloaded it license.avastlic license file but it does not open Antivirus, how to activate free to premium?
Is that license for avast mobile?
A license for a pc will not work on a mobile device.