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Hayder Gallas

Hayder Gallas

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Hi,
My samsung gamaxy a5 2017 got stolen today,
It is protected with fingerprints and password.
Im worried that the thief cpuld acces my photos or files.
I sit possible to unlock a samsung galaxy a5 2017 without knowing the password.
It should be noted that the phone comes with samsung Knox and most of the data im worried about is in the secure folder app.
I need your feedback please.
 
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well you can use the findmyphone.com to lock and locate your device. i would also change your email and passwords to at least google (also setup 2 step verification, if you have not already). if they can't unlock the phone, they will try to do a hard reset which will trip frp (factory Reset Protection) and if you changed the password, then you should be good.....cuz once frp is tripped, the phone will not be unlocked unless they have the google acct info.

....good luck. i hope u find your phone.
 
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The galaxy a5 2017 was originally released with Android 6 so even if you upgraded it, all data was encrypted from the beginning. So, unless your password/pin were ridiculously easy to guess, your photos are safe. You should use the link @ocnbrze provided, though and issue a request for a remote wipe, just to be safe.
 
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