Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Wipe or Factory Data Reset the Phone Remotely Using Samsung Dive

Nobody wants to lost their phone, neither you nor me. But, we can't control what will happen tomorrow. Due to this reason, do some preparations to anticipate when your phone is lost or stolen is something that you should consider to do. One of the possible way to do so is by creating a Samsung account which will allow you to use Samsung Dive services to find or track your phone.

See also: How to Find and Track Lost or Stolen Samsung Galaxy S3 Using Samsung Dive

Aside from finding and tracking your lost or stolen phone, you can also use an option available inside Samsung Dive to wipe or factory data reset your phone remotely. This of course will useful if you don't want the people who stole your phone or the people who find your lost phone knowing all the data saved there.


How to wipe or factory data reset remotely using Samsung Dive?
As your note, doing these steps will delete the data, so do it at your own risk. Well, below are the complete steps to do:

1. On your PC or laptop, open Internet Browser then navigate to the samsungdive.com.
2. Login using your Samsung account associated with your device.
3. Click Wipe my mobile.
4. To wipe the phone go to the step #4 and to do factory data reset go to the step #5.
5. Click Wipe the removable storage then choose which the removable storage you wish to wiped. You can choose external memory or SIM card or both of them.
6. Click Factory data reset to delete all saved data in the phone. You should note that doing this will make you no longer be able using Samsung Dive to wipe the removable storage, and all deleted data cannot be recovered.
7. Tick the box next to I agree to terms and conditions.
8. Type the password in the password field then click Wipe button to start the process.

For the record, if you choose to wipe the storage then all the data saved inside them will be permanently deleted, while if you choose to factory data reset function then all the data on your phone will be permanently deleted and you'll no longer be able to use the Find My Mobile services with your phone.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Retrieve Call History Logs Remotely Using Samsung Dive

If your phone was lost or stolen and you want all incoming calls and messages received in this phone forwarded to another phone, then you can do that by setting forwarding calls and message using option available on Samsung Dive site.

See also: How to Forward Calls and Messages Received on Samsung Galaxy S3 Remotely Using Samsung Dive

While you on the main page of the Samsung Dive site, you can also utilizing another option available there. One of which is Call logs option that will allow you to retrieve call logs history from your lost or stolen phone for the last week.


How to retrieve call logs remotely using Samsung Dive?
To retrieve call history logs during the last week, then here are the steps you need to do:

1. On your PC, launch web browser.
2. On web browser page, go to samsungdive.com
3. Login to this site using your Samsung account.
4. On the main page of Samsung Dive, click Call logs option located on the left side of the screen.
5. Here you can retrieve call logs during the last week by clicking Retrieve call logs button.
6. Now you should see a list of your call history logs are displayed on the screen.

Retrieving call logs using Samsung Dive of course will help you to know the history calls on your lost or stolen phone. So, Hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Forward Calls and Messages Remotely Using Samsung Dive

One of the useful option on Samsung Dive is you can remotely locked your lost or stolen phone to avoid unauthorized people accessing your phone and data.

See also: How to Lock Samsung Galaxy S3 Remotely Using Samsung Dive

While you on samsungdive.com, you can also setting to forward calls or messages received on your lost or stolen phone to another mobile phone number. This option will be useful to help you not to missing the important messages or calls.


How to forward calls and messages remotely using Samsung Dive?
Here are the steps you need to do:

1. Launch the Web Browser through your Computer's desktop.
2. On Web Browser page, go to samsungdive.com
3. Login to samsung dive using your Samsung account.
4. On Samsung Dive main page, click Call/Message forwarding option located on the left side of the screen.
5. Enter your another phone number you wish to use to forward the received calls to. Ensure you choose "Set" option.
6. Enter your another phone number you wish to use to forward the received messages to. Ensure you choose "Set" option.
7. Tick the checkbox next to "Forward to the number for call forwarding".
8. Click Execute forwarding button.
9. Now all the incoming calls and messages received on your lost or stolen phone will be forwarded to the specified phone number you've just entered before.
   

It will be better if you lock your lost or stolen phone first then forwarding the calls and messages to another phone number to keep you received an important calls and messages. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Ring Remotely Using Samsung Dive

So many advantages that you can get when you have a Samsung account, one of them is you can use this account to login to samsungdive.com and utilize many services inside it, such as lock your lost or stolen phone remotely through this site.

See also: How to Lock Samsung Galaxy S3 Remotely Using Samsung Dive

One more thing you can do while you login in Samsung Dive site is you can ring your phone and following it with certain message. Your phone will ring for 1 minute with the highest volume, regardless whether you're phone was set to vibrate or silent.


How to ring your phone remotely using Samsung Dive?
Here are the steps you need to do:

1. Open web browser by clicking the web browser icon on your computer's desktop.
2. In a web browser, go to www.samsungdive.com
3. Click Sign In button.
4. Click E-mail field then type your email address associated with your Samsung account.
5. Click Password field then type your password.
6. Click Sign In button.
7. Click Ring My Mobile option in the left side of the screen.
8. Here you can type message that will be send to your lost or stolen phone. Ensure you tick the checkbox next to the option "The following message will be displayed with the ring of the bell".
9. Click Ring button to ring your phone remotely.
10. Now your phone will ring for 1 minute and displaying the message you've just created.

Knowing how to ring your phone using Samsung Dive of course will help you to find your phone, especially if you forget your phone's location. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Lock Remotely Using Samsung Dive

If you already have Samsung account, then you can use it to download or purchase application through Samsung Apps. You can also use this account to find and track your lost or stolen phone by utilizing Samsung Dive.

See also: How to Find and Track Your Lost Samsung Galaxy S3 Using Samsung Dive

In addition to find and track location of your Galaxy SIII, you can use Samsung Dive to lock your phone remotely. This of course will help you to prevent unauthorized person to access your phone and secure your phone data.


How to lock your phone remotely using Samsung Dive?
Before you can do this, make sure you have a Samsung account that will you use to login to samsungdive.com. Here are the steps to lock your phone:

1. Open web browser by clicking the web browser icon on your PC.
2. In a web browser, go to www.samsungdive.com
3. Click Sign In button.
4. Click E-mail field then type your email address associated with your Samsung account.
5. Click Password field then type your password.
6. Click Sign In button.
7. Click Lock My Mobile option in the left side of the screen.
8. Here you can send the message to your phone that will be displayed on your phone's screen lock. Ensure you tick the checkbox next to the option "The following message will be displayed on your phone".
9. Tick the checkbox next to option to enter a mobile number then enter your phone number that can be called from the locked phone. This number is also used to send notification message when the SIM card on your phone is changed.
10. Set your new Unlock PIN to unlock your phone. As a note this PIN is temporary and only used by the Find My Mobile service.
11. Tap Lock button to lock your phone remotely.
12. Now your phone will be locked and displayed message and contact number you've just entered.

By knowing on how to lock your Galaxy SIII remotely using Samsung Dive, now you can secure your phone data if your phone was lost or stolen. So, hope this helps :)