Smart Phone Data Safe After Mobile Lost
Smart Phone Data Safe After Mobile Lost
Having your precious smartphone swiped is one thing, but giving the thief free access to your apps and data can potentially be even worse. There's a lot you can do before you lose the phone in the first place, though, that will make it much harder for thecriminals to do anything other than wipe it and sell it on.
1. Lock the screen
When Apple introduced the fingerprint scanner to the iPhone, company execs estimated that around half of us didn't bother locking our phones. Whether it's a swipe gesture or PIN code, make sure there's some kind of protection between a thief and your home screen. Workarounds do exist for lock screen security, but it buys you some valuable time.
If you don't want to have the hassle of tapping out a code every time you want to check Instagram, at least activate a lock screen method when you leave the house or are heading off on a journey. Tasker is one of the apps you can use on Android to automatically set up lock screen security based on your location.
