Have you ever felt a start because you couldn’t put your hand in your pocket and feel your mobile phone? At best, you may have misplaced it among your belongings. However, cell phone theft is also a day-to-day problem.
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Whatever the reason, with the development of technologyThere are various tools that allow you to find it..
Finding out where your cell phone is depends on the GPS in the device. For this reason, experts recommend that the geolocation function is always active, which will make your job easier in case your device is lost or stolen.
But can’t the alleged criminal simply disable it? A positive development on mobile phones with the most up-to-date operating systems is related to the configuration I have made.Prevents cell phone from turning off or disabling Wi-Fi or other functions such as mobile data and GPS.
Although it usually comes by default in settings, you can also enable it as follows: You need to go to ‘Settings’ or ‘Configuration’, ‘Lock screen’ and then ‘Secure lock setting’. Next, enter the PIN or pattern you use to unlock your device and turn on ‘Side key lock’ and ‘Lock network and security’. After that, the device will ask for a PIN to turn off the mobile phone and other functions.
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Another suggestion for this is to use a blocking system; It can be pattern, PIN, password, face recognition or fingerprint reader. This will make it difficult to remove sensitive data from the device and hence disable location.
For Android devices, It is possible to monitor the device using Google. Your account must be active and open, your mobile phone must be connected to a mobile network such as data or WiFi and must have an active location.
In case of loss or theft, you must access the website that Google has organized for this operation from a computer. Therefore, you will have to sign in to your Google account and select the device you lost.
This location on the map and “Play sound”, “Erase device data” or “Protect device” options.
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Sign in to iCloud.com/find. Or ‘find’ application on another Apple device you own.
By selecting your device, you can see the location on the map. While tracking your device, press ‘Play sound’ and then you can determine where your mobile is.
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In the same tools, options will also appear to lock the device and protect the information it contains in case it can no longer be recovered.
Finally, remember that While locating your stolen mobile phone, under no circumstances should you come face-to-face with people who are suspected of being thieves.. For your safety, experts recommend that you contact the authorities.
Source: Exame