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Remotely Wipe Data from device in android 2.2

How to remotely wipe the data from device?

I have already tried the sample code given in Device administration. In that we can locally wipe all the device data and reset the device to factory settings.

Given in below link

http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/admin/device-admin.html

Now i want the code for wiping the data remotely. i.e if the phone is lost, user can wipe phone data remotely. Can anybody help please

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krunal shah Avatar asked Dec 15 '10 07:12

krunal shah


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2 Answers

This is a start for you:

  • http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/RecoverySystem.html#rebootWipeUserData(android.content.Context)
  • http://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#BRICK

Are you developing this software yourself or are you on the search for existing remote-wipe solutions?

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Sebastian Roth Avatar answered Nov 08 '22 11:11

Sebastian Roth


I got the solution for remotely wipe data of device.

I refer this document Using Google Apps Device Policy, this application is made by google.

http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=190930

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krunal shah Avatar answered Nov 08 '22 11:11

krunal shah