Sony made it known on Thursday, July 4th that it has globally released a remote security feature for its smartphones, known as ‘my Xperia.’ The new remote security service from Sony will enable Xperia handset users to find and protect their smartphones in case of loss or theft just like Apple’s Find My iPhone app. Initially Sony launched the beta version of ‘my Xperia’ for testing purposes back in January and after running it successfully the Japanese OEM has now finally made it available for its 2012 and 2013 Xperia devices. However, “timing and availability may vary by model, market & carrier.”
When the ‘my Xperia’ service will be available for download users will receive a notification after which they will be able to download the app at any time from the Update Centre. Below is the original press release that sheds more light on the new security service of Sony:
“You might remember we piloted our remote security service “my Xperia” in the Nordics earlier this year – now, after a successful beta period of testing / listening / tweaking, “my Xperia” is launching globally to 2012/3 Xperia devices over the next few weeks*.
To quickly recap, “my Xperia” is Sony’s remote security app that’ll locate and protect your Xperia smartphone (& personal data) should it ever be misplaced. We recognised that your smartphone is equally important as your wallet or keys (some might argue *more*), but also just as easily lost…
It’s really simple – you activate the app in your phone’s settings and use Google ID to sign in to myxperia.sonymobile.com to access the central interface.
From here, you have access to a number of remote functions:
Sound an alert to get someone’s attention –it’ll also override silent mode and wake the display
Map location via myxperia.sonymobile.com
Lock the phone to keep info private, and ping a message with contact details or…
Erase both internal and external SD card info / data if required.”
With the global launch of ‘my Xperia’ Sony has now joined the league of platforms which had already released such a service for their handsets. The platforms which are currently offering this service are: Microsoft’s Find My Phone, BlackBerry’s BlackBerry Protect, HTC’s HTC Sense, Samsung’s Find My Mobile and Apple’s Find My iPhone. This means that now Google is the only company left that has yet to introduce a security feature for its handsets. Hopefully the Mountain View-based company will follow the footsteps of Sony and soon roll out its own security service.
Source: TNW, VB, Blogs.SonyMobile
Photo: MyXperia.SonyMobile
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