The Samsung Galaxy S comes with a mobile tracker software by default which is not activated, as you need to register your phone and account with the Samsung online website. Only then the option works and your phone goes more safer, as the Mobile tracker is one of the best options to use when your phone is stolen or lost. Here is a brief info about the app –
The Samsung Dive mobile tracker is something that helps you remotely work on your phone when it is stolen. The online website of its helps you in remotely swiping the phone and delete delete your private data. Though this service is not available in India, a few features of its work, like prompt SMS sending when the phone is used with any new SIM than that which was used to register with the mobile tracker. The app also helps in getting the location information of the phone.
Here is how you can set up the Mobile tracker in your Samsung Galaxy S mobile –
Go to applications > settings section in the phone. A list of settings open as shown below. Select Location and Security tab in it.
Scroll down in the menu in Location and Security, and you will see a section for Mobile tracker. Here you need to hit the “Set Mobile Tracker” option which will set the mobile tracker recipient and control the remote phone that is activated. It will take you through the process of registration and set-up of the mobile tracker.
The first thing you need to set is the mobile tracker password which would be asked to you or anyone who changes the SIM in the phone. It has to be of 8 digits and all numeric characters in it. You need to remember this password for always, as it can get your phone locked if you forget it and type the wrong password multiple times.
After you set the password, you need to add recipients to whom the phone sends an SMS from the new SIM to notify/alert them about the changes made in the phone.
Set the information of the sender, i.e. the Sender name and the message to be sent to the recipient. And then agree to the terms.
Login through your Samsung account, and if you have not registered to it, you can do that for free online by registering the product. And then you would be directed to the mobile tracker settings where you can change any recipient or make changes in the samsung account.
After everything is setup, go back to the Settings section, and into the Location and Security section. There you have to check the “Mobile Tracker” option, so that it is activated.
* If at all you have reset your phone through the factory reset option, all the information in the Mobile tracker is lost. You need to set it all over again.
Atish Nischal says
Just to put these number in perspective, Apple sells 8M iPhones a quarter. If Samsung really manages to sell 10M Galaxy S by the end of the year, it’ll sell around 30% as many Androids as Apple sells iPhones. Now, apple might increase the iPhone sales rate, but we need to remember that the Galaxy only came out in the second quarter.
Very impressive achievement for Samsung.
Piia Marin says
Thanks for your tips. I’ve tried to set up my aacount , it says Unable to sign up Processing failed [ACC_9101] I’ve tried to seek help from Samsung support, but it dosen’t even recognize the model number (GT-I9000). Any hints? My operator is in Finland.
ricky says
any luck with this, i have the same problem
geek in white says
i’m having the same problem. any luck?
Denis says
You should fill in e-mail and password before pressing “sign up”. I had the same problem before.
Ray says
I really need help because I forgot the password to my Samsung galaxy s phone teacker
Ray says
I mean tracker!
prachi says
Dear Amit / team,
i just lost my Samsung SCH-S379 which has an activated mobile tracker 2.0, hv sent dozens of msgs to the lost mobile as per tracker feature (since my other phone doesnt hv mobile tracker) bt m yet to receive a msg back. pls guide if its correct.
faery says
How to enable mobile tracker option with Galaxy 5? Please help
venkatesh vanaparthy says
dear sir i lost my mobile its have mobile tracker that was purchased on 8-1-2011 how to find my phone please help me
Kavitha says
what is the default password?
Dr Amit Johari says
I changed the sim and now it sends 5 smses every time it reboots approx 25 sms per day. how to change the registered sim. please help.
steven says
hi,
i have recently lost my samsung galaxy s and whilst trying to track it it never tells me the location of the phone..is this due to the fact that someone has reset all the factory settings or does the tracker still work if someone has reset the factory settings anyway???
thanks
Simone says
I’ve lost my phone and I had this tracker on, now how do I actually find my phone????? Please help
rohit says
Hi ..
How to go for samsung account option..
tell me the steps to activate mobile tracker option in samsung galaxy ace
Palvi says
hey
i have lost my new galaxy y.. it is stolen by someone..i want to know that tracker of my cell phone is built in on or not please help me ….its too urgent
Mike says
Hahaha, succesfully configured everything and finally reached an option “Location Infromation Request” and… THIS FUNCTION IS NOT AVAILABLE IN YOUR LOCATION!!! hahahaha this is a joke. I’m in Warsaw, Poland.
safia says
Dear Sir
My Samsung galaxy three was stolen yesterday but mobile tracker was not activated is there any other way of recovering the phone besides using mobile tracker like using the imei number