Using Anti-Theft with no friend

Just obtained my first smart phone and are now sifting through thousands of apps; first up: security. I installed Avast Mobile Security and then attempted to install Anti-theft but was stalled at the enter friend box.

My issue is that I live in a remote area and have no family, and none of my aged friends can spell SMS let alone know what it means. Therefore, what I would like to do, if possible, is to avail myself of the anti-theft features without the SMS notification to a friend. If it possible to work around the fill-in-a-friend box - how?

Thanks,

Monk

Hello,

you can’t turn off the SMS to the “friend”.
but - you can just enter a non existing phone number and remote control anti-theft using my.avast.com
the SMS will still be sent but you don’t need a recipient.

one of the most importaint features of Anti-Theft is, that you’ll be notified of unauthorised SIM card changes and receive the new number.
if you choose to enter a non existing phone number as friend, you’ll have two options:

  • use portal SMS (an option you find in Anti-Theft → avast! Account). If you select this option, a sms will be sent to our server and you can see the new phone number on my.avast.com (in case of a sim card change). Be aware that the server is in Europe, Prague, these will be international SMS and might cost some money.
  • if you don’t select the portal SMS option, you still can remote control your anti-theft installation using my.avast.com, but you won’t get the new phone number in case of a sim change.

hope this helps,

Werner

Thanks Werner,

Two questions:

Thanks for your help,

Monk