Step 1
Enable
Settings → Device Admin → confirm the in-app disclosure → accept Android’s system consent screen.
Device Administrator
Optional Android Device Admin
NorbiTracka uses Device Administrator privileges only when you explicitly enable them — for owner-authorized anti-theft, remote lock, and recovery on phones you enrol.
Effective 7 September 2026. Play Console Device Admin disclosure URL: https://norbitracka.com/device-admin/
Step 2
Use protection
Remote lock and owner-authorized wipe become available through the portal, SMS commands, and the protection service.
Step 3
Disable anytime
Turn Device Admin off in Settings and confirm with your Lock PIN or fingerprint. Protection softens; the cloud account stays.
Step 4
Unenroll
Disable Device Admin, sign out, then uninstall from Android settings if you want this phone fully off the product.
Why Device Admin exists
Same wording as the in-app disclosure: owner-authorized protection on phones you voluntarily enrol — never required to create an account.
Anti-theft & tamper resistance
Optional uninstall protection keeps the app armed until you choose to remove it with your Lock PIN or fingerprint.
Remote lock
System-level force-lock when the phone is lost or stolen and you send a lock command as the enrolled owner.
Owner-authorized wipe
Last-resort factory reset from a signed-in owner or trusted recovery path — never silent, never without your account.
NorbiTracka uses Device Administrator privileges to provide owner-authorized anti-theft protection, remote locking, tamper resistance, and recovery services for devices voluntarily enrolled by their owners. You can enable, disable, or unenroll at any time.
Policies declared to Android
Only the policies in the APK’s device_admin.xml are requested. Nothing else.
| Capability | Status |
|---|---|
| force-lock | Remote lock when you authorize lock from the portal, SMS, or app |
| wipe-data | Owner-initiated remote wipe / factory reset when Admin is active — irreversible |
In the Android app
Enable from Settings → Device Admin or during optional enrolment steps. The app shows a disclosure before the system screen.
- Confirm in-app disclosure first
- Accept Android Device Admin consent
- Disable later with Lock PIN or fingerprint
- Unenroll = disable → sign out → uninstall
Optional, not mandatory
You can lock, locate, and recover without Device Admin using the protection service and OS permissions. Admin adds stronger uninstall resistance and system lock/wipe when you authorize those commands.
- Skip Admin during enrolment if you prefer
- Turn it on later from Settings anytime
- Portal Device protection mirrors module toggles; Admin itself is on-device only
What we do not do
Clear limits for users, Play reviewers, and partners.
- We do not disguise the app as another application
- We do not enable Device Admin silently or skip the in-app disclosure
- We do not block deactivation without Lock PIN / biometric confirmation
- We do not use Admin for advertising or third-party app surveillance
- We do not declare unused Admin policies (camera, password reset, encryption, etc.)
Google Play checklist
Use this page as the public Device Administrator disclosure URL in Play Console.
- Declare Device Administrator for anti-theft / device security
- Link https://norbitracka.com/device-admin/
- Show prominent in-app disclosure before the system enroll prompt
- Document force-lock and wipe-data only
- Confirm users can disable with Lock PIN or fingerprint
Related policies
Device Admin sits with permissions, privacy, and data safety.
Full policy text
1. Why we use Device Admin
NorbiTracka uses Device Administrator privileges to provide owner-authorized anti-theft protection, remote locking, tamper resistance, and recovery services for devices voluntarily enrolled by their owners.
Device Admin is optional. You can use NorbiTracka without enabling it; remote lock overlay and recovery still work through the app protection service where your plan and OS permissions allow. Enabling Admin adds stronger uninstall protection and system-level lock/wipe when you authorize those actions.
2. Policies declared to Android
The Android app declares only the Device Admin policies it needs. These match res/xml/device_admin.xml in the APK:
- force-lock — remote lock of the device when you (or a trusted recovery flow) request lock from the portal, SMS command, or app.
- wipe-data — owner-initiated remote wipe / factory reset when Device Admin is active and you authorize a wipe command. This is irreversible.
3. Your control — enable, disable, unenroll
You can enable, disable, or unenroll at any time.
- Enable — Settings → Device Admin → confirm the in-app disclosure → accept the Android system Device Admin consent screen.
- Disable — Settings → Device Admin off → confirm with your NorbiTracka Lock PIN or fingerprint.
- Unenroll — disable Device Admin, sign out of the app, then uninstall NorbiTracka from Android settings.
4. What we do not do
- We do not disguise the app as another application.
- We do not enable Device Admin silently or without in-app disclosure before the system prompt.
- We do not block deactivation without your Lock PIN or biometric confirmation flow.
- We do not use Device Admin for advertising, surveillance of third-party apps, or silent camera/mic access.
- We do not declare unused Device Admin policies (camera, password reset, encryption, etc. are not in our policy XML).
5. Google Play declaration
This page is the public disclosure URL for Google Play’s Device Administrator declaration. Reviewers and owners can verify purpose, policies, and user controls here.
Questions: info@norbitracka.com.
- Category / use: anti-theft / device security for owner-enrolled phones
- Disclosure URL: https://norbitracka.com/device-admin/
- In-app prominent disclosure before the system enroll screen
- User can disable anytime with Lock PIN or fingerprint
Protect a phone the right way
Enrol in the Android app, set a Lock PIN, then enable Device Admin only if you want uninstall protection.