Imagine that you misplace your precious Nokia E61. A tragedy in itself but with the amount of information on the device it could be a disaster. There is a great, built-in feature that lets you lock your Nokia E61 remotely. This trick could save your day by preventing unauthorised access to your Nokia E61.
The only thing you need to do is to enable this feature and set up the lock code. You send an SMS with the lock code to your device to turn on the lock.
Go to Tools > Settings
Security > Phone and SIM. Scroll down to "Allow remote lock" and toggle to yes.
Enter a remote lock code of at least 5 numbers and/or digits.
Verify your remote lock code and then confirm the setting with your device lock code.
The default device lock code for all Nokia E61 is 12345. If you haven't already change your device lock code I encourage you to change it. Once you have confirmed with the lock code you have enabled remote lock of your Nokia E61.
By sending an SMS with the lock code in the message to your device you can now lock it down.
Although this is far from an "enterprise strength" device management solution it is a great way to protect your device. Since this feature comes standard on all Nokia E61 (all S60 3rd edition devices) why not use it. It might save you one day.
Hi farroakh,
It’s probably only available on the Eseries devices.
[...] How to solve the problem? If, for some reasons, you have activated remote lock option on your phone, it changed your memory card’s password too. Just to remind you, remote lock option allows you to lock your phone by sending SMS to it. It is a nice feature if you accidentally left your phone somewhere and you don’t want other people using it. You can activate this feature from Tools | Settings | Security | Phone and SIM | Allow remote lock menu. The password of your memory card will be your remote lock message. [...]
hey! i need help.
im almost desperate!
my phone is nokia6280 and i just serviced it..
but like everyone else here, my miniSD card is password-protected.
the thing is, i cant remember putting any password!
it’s really important to me,
im ALMOSt desperate to get my files.
all my favourite songs are there and no where else.
please say you can help!
will be greatly appreciated, THANKs.
please email me at dlamhq@hotmail.com
I can’t unlock my micro sd memory card and i don’t remember if i set the password or not…i don’t want o format it because there are many important files in it.. My mobile phone is a Nokia 3250… What can i do? Plz help me…
email me at gag_f@hotmail.it
hello,
my nokia E61 is simlockt
how to get it off?
It’s KPN lockt (the netherlands)
please email me i you know how
cemalgencer@gmail.com
thnx
ive got the e65 n ive tried the remote lock on it.and it worked a treat as i sent a txt to my fone,and it locked it alright..the only drawback i found was tht i had to enter the lock code every time i turned the fone on,bt hey,other then tht,its a great fone..well i think so anyway…
sorry,i shudda added,tht to take the lock code off so i didnt have to ”pin” it in everytime i turned my fone on,i had to turn the remote option off….
In order to get rid of inability to alter autolock settings after synchronization with Exchange, there is a workaround as follows:
- install BlackBerry client from Nokia update page
- do not configure it
- uninstall BlackBerry client
After that, autolock should be off again (worked for me on E61i)
Hope that helps you as well, cheers guys
Hey i need urgent help, i got an N80 n i just updated the version, n my memery card is locked and i dont know the password, i dont want 2 format my memory card as i got important things on it, can any1 plz help me, reply 2 my email if possible cindy_laus@hotmail.com.
Hey gw019,
Thanks for the advice to get rid of the ‘cannot disable autolock’ message. I installed M4E and uninstalled but couldn’t change the autolock feature - don’t know why - seems like a bug to me. After following your advise I can now change it as i want.
Thanks,
Tom
I just lost my E65 just now. It actually got stolen from my handbag!!! I should have read this blog waaay before it got stolen. Is there a way I can still lock my phone if I still have the IMEI number? So that the bad thief can’t be using my handphone. I am crying my heart out!!
Please help.
i want to know how yo unlock my stolen phone.it was robbed 2 days ago and i cant search the net for software to lock it including the sim card.i would appreciate it.if you will give me a reply at my email add.tanx.
by the way my phone model is nokia 6630.
Hi all,
If you are having trouble trying to send an SMS and making it work then just text your self from your phone.
Text the lock down code and put your number in as the sending
Also remember you need to put the exact code as you typed.
so if you did something like lock down or lockdown, make sure you don’t capalize the L and also put the space in there.
I just got an E61 from Spain and I need to have it unlocked so that I can use my sim card in it..Can you help?
hiii !!! i have nokia E50 and i change my lock code 12345 now i forget what new code i put. can anybody tell me how can i fine my phone lock code. 12345 not working i change it. i formet my phone but still 12345 not working. i formet 3 times but 12345 not working. help me guys plz…………………. e-mail me at SNAKER143@yahoo.co.in
How can I change the writing language on my Nokia E61 device take attention that my looking code in english and the and the phone is looked and the writing language now is arabic??
gw019,
Thx! Works fine.
I have a problem with my e50, i’ve updated my phone and my lock code doesn’t work anymore, can anyone help me find out my lock code? please help
hi,I HAVE FORGOT MY LOCK CODE.CAN U HELP ME?
MY IMEI: 353659014628347
MY DEVICE:KOKIA E90
PLEASE HELP ME.THANKS
hi admin…..what if my e61i was stolen before i read this message? is there any code that i can use to protect my data so that the thief wont use my data??
Please reply , because the data is very important…thank you
hiz,
i entered Nokia N73 2GB memory card passward wtice i still remember the password but it dost not accept the passward now. i tried hundared times but i says wrong password. i cant event formate the memory card.
i dont know what to do i have important data stored in it. Please help me in finding some solution of this problem !!!!!!!!!!!
How can I repair nokia 73-1
made by nokia
type ram 133
Sim disappear when the screen
Even though the relevance and quality of the messages has been diminished, I’ll have a go with this question I had all night.
Does anyone know what kind of ‘encryption’ (if even) this gives? I am tempted to think it is more than just the software disabling access, as the memory card will be locked as well (and should not be readable with another device)
Hi everybody!
I forgot the phone code! do you know how to reset the code? to 12345?
even I can’t reset the phone with computer,
my phone is E62 & unloceked,so I don’t need the unlock code,if you have idea,help me
E61,E62,E61i the same
you can E-mail me @ mehmet_inc@yahoo.com
how can i unlock my gsm E65 phone
My E71 does not lock remotely, I’ve tried all the options and suggestions noted here. i.e. set auto lock, change remote lock message to all kinds (alphas & numerics), lock code, all OK. sent messages from different phones from different and same network as mine, via internet and nothing. any other suggestion?
Thanks,
hi, i am vikram i am using nokia E51 i forgot 5 digit security code can you please help me
my phones imi no:358997012002437
please help
sorry my English is not well