Why Android erased my phone data?

[prsharma]

I am using Nexus 5 for past few months with no issues.


Yesterday I looked at the phone and it was showing

 

[lunatic59]

It sounds like someone hacked your Google account and used Android Device Manager to wipe your Phone. Is it possible that you have given your gmail password to anyone?

 

[prsharma]

It sounds like someone hacked your Google account and used Android Device Manager to wipe your Phone. Is it possible that you have given your gmail password to anyone?

No. I have not shared password with anyone. Can I find log for any activity in device manager just to see is some hacked or not ?

 

[lunatic59]

I don't really know if logs are kept for wiping devices. You might want to contact Google directly about that.

 

[John Bean]

And in any case change your Google password immediately, just in case.

 

[mrex]

Go to the Dasboard, select Security and then Recent activity. ??

 

[lunatic59]

Here's the link to what mrex was referring to ... https://www.google.com/settings/security.

I didn't know that was there ... excellent bit of information!

 

[Clementine_3]

And in any case change your Google password immediately, just in case.

Enabling/using 2-step verification is a good idea too

 

[John Bean]

Enabling/using 2-step verification is a good idea too

Indeed it is - except it uses the phone as part of the verification which makes it less useful in the case of a stolen phone. But I use it anyway; I enabled it when I changed passwords after the recent(ish) heartbleed concerns.

 

[mikedt]

Indeed it is - except it uses the phone as part of the verification which makes it less useful in the case of a stolen phone. But I use it anyway; I enabled it when I changed passwords after the recent(ish) heartbleed concerns.

You can also make some backup codes as well, which is a table of 10 one time numbers that you can print out and keep in your wallet or something, in case you don't have your phone.

 

[John Bean]

You can also make some backup codes as well, which is a table of 10 one time numbers that you can print out and keep in your wallet or something, in case you don't have your phone.

Yes I know. I wasn't really talking about the ability to login without the phone, that's easy. What I meant by "less useful" was the additional security is worthless if it's the phone thief that is trying to hack your Google password.

I like the system though; I also now use a similar 2-step login on my PayPal account.