Windows phone 8.1 gdr2 includes anti-theft system

Microsoft recently announced the new Lumia 640 and XL, both destined for the intermediate segment and featuring Windows Phone GDR2 8.1. Since these devices began to be manufactured, information about the new version of the platform will be delivered to users, showing that it has more news than expected, especially if we take into account that various rumors reporting that they will not be distributed to the end user. According to rumors, it will only be available through the Preview for Developer s program, without also having its own version with firmware updates as has happened previously.

Now, some new features have been discovered that can encourage enough users, especially those who generally lose their smartphone or live in more dangerous places, where the theft rate is higher. According to information released by Nokia staff, Microsoft made several improvements to the "anti-theft" platform, avoiding including third parties in order to carry out restorations on the device.

With this, the smartphone does not allow an unauthorized person to perform a factory reset or even manually reinstall the firmware to the device. It should be noted, however, that the manufacturer needs to allow this function to be inserted into your device, that is, not all devices will have it at first.

This new feature works quite simply: it initially prompts the user to configure the Microsoft account to be used as a means of restoring, and then, if "safe mode" is active, the only way to reconnect the device even after A restoration will use the account registered on the company's servers. This is something very similar to what has been introduced by Google in Android 5.1 Lollipop , which shows how much Microsoft has struggled to introduce functions at a dizzying pace on its platform, increasingly filling the space between it and its rivals in terms of functionality to users.

Furthermore, the device's security mode does not allow any previous version of the system to be installed on the device, thus avoiding the theft charge it can bypass the verification step in some way. It should be noted that if you cannot remember your Microsoft account or the registered password, it is possible to obtain a “ password recovery ” by sending the IMEI of the device through the site responsible for security platforms.

We must remember, however, that the process must be done as soon as you configure your anti-theft system, because it will be necessary for the IMEI to be destined for an account enabled for the function.

As stated, there is no information on when or if this update will be released to users, thus leaving Microsoft to be able to count on this extra security on our devices, soon or we will have to wait for the launch of Windows Mobile 10 for it to be released. insert functions.