6 Things You Should Do When You Lose Your Phone

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Phones have become a significant part of people's lives as it helps us communicate and also finish more tasks at a small amount of time. People carry their most valuable data in their mobile phones. I prefer carrying my credentials on my phone Because, like most of us, I tend to forget our passwords when I need it the most.  
With all the crucial data on our phones, it’s considerably more valuable than anything we carry around in our daily lives. So it's necessary we take the right measures to prevent this data from falling into wrong hands and also to get our phones back. 
The tips below might seem simple at the time but sticking to these tips will help you a lot in getting your phone back or even to get back your lost phone. Also, mobile service centres or repair shops can help find your phone using the IMEI number through GPS!
Locate via GPS
Once you've confirmed that you have lost your mobile, then try locating the phone using the GPS. This requires that the GPS must be left switched on, on your mobile phone.

Is it really missing?

Find out if you really missed it or misplaced it somewhere. Once you're sure that it's lost then acting quickly would do. Call from another mobile phone to check if it's switched off or on. If you’ve misplaced it? Well, keep it safe and if it’s lost and you have no idea what to do? Go on with the article. Follow these tips and eventually, you might end up finding your phone. 

Activate Auto-Lock

This method requires you to preinstall particular apps to lock the mobile phone automatically when lost. Securing the mobile phone is an effective way to keep the data inside the phone safe. There are apps for almost every software there is. 
A few examples :
·   Samsung: Find My Mobile Lock and Delete Data
·   iPhone: Find My iPhone Activation Lock
·   Windows 10: Find and Lock My Device
·   T-Mobile: Lookout Mobile Security Premium

Change Your Passwords 

Change all your passwords immediately to avoid further problems. As soon as you're able to access the lock screen through cloud try and change as many passwords you can. For example, mail accounts, bank accounts and other essential credentials.
We all know prevention is better than cure and also what we don’t know is we can lose our phones anytime. So keeping your pictures, credentials, contacts all saved up in the cloud would be the primary thing to do to keep your data safe. 

Inform Everyone

Informing and asking all the people that you’ve met so until the time you lost your phone can help you recollect the time and place the mobile phone was lost. Also, ask your co-workers to change your passwords if they have immediate access to your accounts. 

Call your Carrier Service

Call and inform the customer service of the carrier service you’re using the respective numbers. Every customer helpline can be found on google. Alerting the carrier service and asking for further guidance can also help locate the phone using your sim card. And when it's still lost, they can help suspend the sim card temporarily or dismiss it permanently.  
Conclusion

The tips given so far are only a few of the many. There are still many things that you could do once you've lost your phone. The best tip that could be given is to keep your mobile phones safe in your pockets. That's the first and the most useful advice you could follow. If you’re still not able to find your phone, always reach out to the nearest mobile service centres and they will guide you towards finding your phone. 

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