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Old April 15th, 2012, 10:55 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Also, if the app can be setup as a device administrator it can't be uninstalled without this setting being disabled. If you try to uninstall an app that is enabled as a device administrator, the uninstall will fail, without any indication as to why.

It's certainly not foolproof, but it might slow down the average phone thief.
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