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Mobile thefts
are a very common reality in our country. Taking into account that smartphones are already like another extension of the human body, taking a device that costs between 300 and 1,000 out of your pocket, coldly seems somewhat risky.
In addition, they are not only expensive devices, they also house a
multitude of sensitive information such
as bank applications or passwords, double trouble.
The first truth you have to face is that recovering a stolen mobile is quite complicated.
Furthermore, taking into account that
in Spain some 280,000 mobile phones are stolen each year
(more than 750 a day), according to the statistics of the Secretary of State for Security, prevention is the best weapon.
1. Have your mobile always in sight
Keep your device always close to you
, better front pockets than back, inside closed bags and not on the table in restaurants or terraces.
In the case of seeing you in an agglomeration, keep an eye on your mobile and keep it in pockets, preferably with a zipper.
Since one of the best known techniques for pickpockets is
theft by shock or by contact
.
2. The pattern of the mobile is very important
To protect your data, the photographs that you can store on your mobile, your bank accounts and your passwords,
do not forget to set a pattern to unlock the screen
.
This security feature will ask you to connect a series of dots on the screen to access the phone.
You can also set
the screen lock with your fingerprints
, with a numeric combination and even with your face, but please, avoid the passwords of 1234 or the M-shaped pattern, make it a little more difficult.
3 The function of finding your mobile on Android and iPhone
There are third-party applications that can help you locate your device, but having this option integrated with the operating system, the following way is the simplest.
If you have
Android, go to Settings, Google, Security and turn on Find my device
.
To search for the terminal during a scare in which it disappears from your sight, there are several options, from the web or with the Find my device application.
The advantage of having this Google app installed is that you can remotely lock the phone, erase the data remotely and even make it ring to expose Arsenio Lupin's apprentice.
In the case of being an
iOS
user
, you can use the Search app to find the device
, take other measures that can help you recover it, and protect your information.
First, sign in to iCloud.com/find on the web, or use the Find app on another Apple device.
Open the Find My app or go to iCloud and click Find iPhone and select a device to see its location on the map.
If the device is nearby, you can make it play a sound to surprise the thief or help you find it.
If you mark a mobile as lost, it will be locked remotely
with a code, giving you the option of displaying a message on the screen with an alternative phone number or begging for its return, whatever you want.
In addition to tracking your location, if credit cards or payment systems are added, these will also be blocked.
Also, as in Android, you can delete the data from the terminal remotely.
4. Synchronize mobile data in the cloud
To avoid losing everything if your mobile is stolen or to have everything at hand when changing terminals, having photos, videos and data in the cloud is the best option.
If you have an Android mobile, the easiest thing is to use Google Drive.
This system stores call history, application data, settings, contacts, SMS and photos and videos (automatically through Google Photos).
To activate it, go to
Settings, tap Google and Backup.
Check that the Backup to Google Drive tab is activated and press Create a backup now.
The ideal would be to carry out this operation when the terminal is connected to a WiFi network so as not to spend data from the monthly fee.
In the case of the iPhone, the system is similar.
To make a backup on an Apple device, from the Settings menu press the ID and press iCloud, then select iCloud Backup and check Back up now.
From now on, backups will be done automatically once a day.
There are alternative services such as Dropbox, OneDrive, MEGA, Box or Amazon Photos, the latter being the only one that allows unlimited storage of photos if you have an Amazon subscription.
5. The importance of reporting mobile theft
Something essential when reporting the theft of your mobile is the IMEI, a unique identifier code pre-recorded on mobile phones that identifies the terminal globally.
This is
the first thing your operator will ask you when you want to lock the phone
.
If you threw away your terminal box, don't worry,
knowing the IMEI is as easy as dialing * # 06 #
.
With your homework done, go to the police and report the facts, remember, they will ask you for the IMEI code.
Even with a complaint filed,
the chances that they will find your terminal and it will be returned to you are very low
, but you never know.
6. Request a duplicate of the Sim on your mobile
Cancel and
cancel your SIM and request a duplicate
, to use your mobile and your number as usual, although from a different terminal.
This step will avoid scares such as calls or
expenses made by the thief
.
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