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Samsung include free anti-theft features on its Galaxy S5 smartphones sold by Verizon Wireless and US Cellular won praise on Friday by two US members of an international coalition aimed at combating robberies involving smartphones.
The new features allow Galaxy S5 users to track devices and require the owner's account information to reset the phone.
The features, Find My Mobile, and Reactivation Lock, will come installed in the phones but must be activated by users.
"The decision... to provide Samsung's Find My Mobile and Reactivation Lock features on Galaxy S5 smartphones and to allow those features to be activated for free is a step forward in our effort to ensure the industry makes effective theft deterrents available on every smartphone sold in America," New York's attorney general, Eric Schneiderman, and San Francisco's district attorney,said George Gascon.
Apparently, as of now, there will be features built into the phone that will lock the phone if there's an unauthorized attempt to reset it. However, although the features will be on models sold by wireless carriers Verizon and U.S. Cellular, there's no telling if the same features will arrive for users in India later. The phones will go on sale next week.
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