Can you track a stolen device after it has been factory reset?

[Android Central Question]

My RCA 10.1 Viking tablet was stolen by a former roommate and has been factory reset as far as I can tell and I'm just trying to make sure that I can track it if it has I do believe I know where it is but I just want to make sure is there any way that I can track my devices location after it has been factory reset?

 

[mustang7757]

No it can't ,after you factory reset it erases your account.I'll leave a link to register so you can communicate here , as a guest account you can't.https://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=409154

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! If it's a relatively recent device, then it should be protected by Factory Reset Protection -- i.e., if someone tries to do a factory reset without first removing the original owner's Google account, it should prompt for that Google account/password to complete the factory reset. A thief shouldn't be able to get to the system settings to remove the Google account if there was a screen lock set. You did have a screen lock set, right?