A Nearly Foolproof Guide to Finding Your Missing Phone
No matter where you lost it
With a panicked jolt, you realize that your pocket feels suspiciously light. You double-check, and sure enough, your phone is gone. And with it? Your camera, photo album, address book, calendar — the list goes on.
Fortunately, there are some preemptive steps that can ease the pain if it happens. David Weissman, a spokesperson for Verizon, stressed the importance of backing up every piece of data on your phone. “I don’t rely on the phone to store any content,” he said. “Every picture I take immediately gets backed up in the cloud. So if I lose my phone, it’s only a financial issue, and not one of lost work or pictures.” If your phone is merely a device for accessing your information, the damage isn’t as significant if it goes missing.
On the iPhone, set an emergency contact by opening the Health app, creating a medical ID, and adding your closest contacts to the list, so that anyone who finds your phone can call them without unlocking the device. (You don’t have to fill out the rest of the medical information to do this.) “I’ve seen people put their [emergency contacts] or contact info on their lock screen so they can be quickly reunited with their lost device,” Weissman said. “I’ve also seen putting a label on the inside of your phone case with your…
