Stolen Smartphone? Mobile Away? What to Do? First Aid for Cell Phone Theft

"OMG. The smartphone is stolen! The cell phone is gone? " That is not only very annoying but also really dangerous. With the new device, which has to be purchased, there is a risk of data loss and a phone bill in the following month, which may be tough. Important: Since a cell phone can be lost or a smartphone can be stolen, you should do a few things in advance to secure the cell phone.

First Things First - Five Tips. What to Do if The Smartphone Is Stolen or The Cell Phone Is Gone!

Five tips for the mobile phone theft emergency case, with which you can secure your data, prevent fraud and possibly even locate the device or get it back.

1. The control call. Maybe you are lucky and you just misplaced your cell phone during the stress of everyday life. This happens more often than you think! The first thing you should do is call your own number and, with a little luck, hear the ringing in your immediate vicinity. The police, the honest finder, or the lost property office may also call at the other end.

2. Lock your SIM card. If the device cannot actually be found, call your mobile operator immediately and have your SIM card blocked. For this, you usually need the phone number, the customer number, the personal customer password. Attention: It is possible that your device can no longer be located after it has been locked. Here are the links to the support websites of the four mobile network providers:

·        Airtel

·        Vodafone

·        Jio

3. Inform the police immediately and file a complaint. This is also absolutely necessary if you have taken out smartphone theft insurance and would like to take out insurance cover later. Provide the IMEI number to the police. The IMEI number is the fingerprint of your smartphone and is uniquely assigned to your device when the device is manufactured. This means that your device can be clearly assigned worldwide at Fund.

4. Use of the location function. Every smartphone is usually equipped with sensors that make it possible to locate a device: in the camera, via microphones, and GPS transmitters. If in the best-case scenario, the location function is still active, you should act quickly here too. Using alternative data connections, the lost device may be located via Apple's iCloud or the Android Device Manager. But there is not much time left: If the battery is empty and the device cannot be located via WLAN or the cellular network, the last signals on your device will also be silent.

Locating with apps. Depending on the functionality of the application, applications can act as "anti-theft apps" to prevent the thief from searching through personal data and provide immediate notification of unauthorized access. Some apps are functionally quite smart - Wear Aware, for example, warns those users who wear a smartwatch on their arm. Prey takes mug photos with the camera and uses networks for geo-location even without a GPS connection.

Our seven location and anti-theft app tips:

·         Total Security Software with Security Lock

·         Cerberus anti-theft

·         Find my phone

·         PowerLock theft protection

·         Prey

·         Wear aware

·         Where is my Droid

5. Delete data remotely. If the location was not successful or if you are sure that the device is in the hands of a third party, you can delete the data remotely.