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You must have Location Services enabled on your device to use the Locate my Phone missing device feature. The Scream feature works without Location Services enabled. The app activates the feature, automatically locates your device, then displays your location on a Google map. Open the Lookout site in a Web browser from a computer to configure the Locate Phone, device wiping, screen locking and other missing device features. Randall Blackburn has worked for several Fortune companies as a technical writer over the past seven years.

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Open the Settings menu. Check the box next to Monitor the file system. Launch Lookout. Select Scheduled scans. Choose your preferred schedule. You can schedule the frequency of security scans, including a specific day of the week and time of day. Select Security. Select Scan Now. When the scan is complete, you'll see the number of apps scanned and your device's current security status.

Select Lock near the top of the page. Follow the on-screen instructions to lock your device and set up a custom lock message.

Be sure to remember the unlock code, so you can unlock it later. Select the Wipe icon at the top of the page. Select the Wipe button.

Keep in mind, Wipe deletes all data on your device. And we have no way to undo this action you can only restore data that you have backed up. Airplane Mode is enabled. Your device is turned off. Device Admin is disabled. An incorrect passcode is entered three times.

Note: In this instance, Lookout sends you an email with the location of your device, as well as whatever image it captured with the front-facing camera. Select Theft Alerts. Scroll through and select Yes or No next to each alert. To disable Safe Browsing: Go to Settings. Deselect Block dangerous URLs. Open the Lookout app.

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