Lost iPhone ? You Should Do It - Price smartphones could be getting cheaper every year , but not with high-end smartphones such as the iPhone . Therefore , you should really keep your iPhone if you do not want to pet gadgets worth millions of dollars that disappeared was taken thieves .
As an illustration , the theft of the iPhone in the U.S. in 2013 yesterday has reached 1.6 million units . This figure is two times higher than the previous year's iPhone theft . In other words , the iPhone has become the new target of thieves who in the past were only interested in the wallet .
Without praying for your iPhone is lost or stolen , there are some important things you should do if you experience a bad thing with your favorite iPhone . What is it?
1 . Enable Find My iPhone
Use a computer or tablet to find out the location of your iPhone ( the location of the thief took it ) . You can do so by going to icloud.com / # find and sign - in to your iCloud account . But keep in mind that if your iPhone is off then the search based on location could not be done . But do not worry too much because Apple will show you the location of your iPhone in the last 24 after the iPhone to receive GPS signals . This method would certainly be useful if you can not remember when / where you start missing iPhone . To access the Find My iPhone feature , please go to Settings > iCloud > Find My iPhone > ON
2 . Immediately Deactivate the iPhone
This will ensure the thief will not be able to use packet data in an iPhone . You can deactivate the iPhone by way of calling party Opsel service .
3 . Reporting to police
This will help the police to catch criminals . Not guaranteed that your iPhone is definitely back to your hand but if traced , the police will be immediately arrested him .
4 . The Sign- out all the services and critical applications ( remotely )
Perform sign out remotely ( long distance ) for critical applications and services , including Facebook , Twitter , Google , banking apps , etc. . How each one distinctly different applications you can do it via the desktop . Or if you do not want to bother , please replace all passwords by selecting the ' signout in other devices ' . Thus the application / service that you install the same on the iPhone will also signout . In Gmail , remote signout feature can be found at the very bottom , then look on the right - hand corner labeled ' Details '
5 . Notify family and friends
Lastly, let your family and your friends that your iPhone has been stolen . They probably will not help find your iPhone , but they will know that your phone number is in the hands of others.
As an illustration , the theft of the iPhone in the U.S. in 2013 yesterday has reached 1.6 million units . This figure is two times higher than the previous year's iPhone theft . In other words , the iPhone has become the new target of thieves who in the past were only interested in the wallet .
Without praying for your iPhone is lost or stolen , there are some important things you should do if you experience a bad thing with your favorite iPhone . What is it?
1 . Enable Find My iPhone
Use a computer or tablet to find out the location of your iPhone ( the location of the thief took it ) . You can do so by going to icloud.com / # find and sign - in to your iCloud account . But keep in mind that if your iPhone is off then the search based on location could not be done . But do not worry too much because Apple will show you the location of your iPhone in the last 24 after the iPhone to receive GPS signals . This method would certainly be useful if you can not remember when / where you start missing iPhone . To access the Find My iPhone feature , please go to Settings > iCloud > Find My iPhone > ON
2 . Immediately Deactivate the iPhone
This will ensure the thief will not be able to use packet data in an iPhone . You can deactivate the iPhone by way of calling party Opsel service .
3 . Reporting to police
This will help the police to catch criminals . Not guaranteed that your iPhone is definitely back to your hand but if traced , the police will be immediately arrested him .
4 . The Sign- out all the services and critical applications ( remotely )
Perform sign out remotely ( long distance ) for critical applications and services , including Facebook , Twitter , Google , banking apps , etc. . How each one distinctly different applications you can do it via the desktop . Or if you do not want to bother , please replace all passwords by selecting the ' signout in other devices ' . Thus the application / service that you install the same on the iPhone will also signout . In Gmail , remote signout feature can be found at the very bottom , then look on the right - hand corner labeled ' Details '
5 . Notify family and friends
Lastly, let your family and your friends that your iPhone has been stolen . They probably will not help find your iPhone , but they will know that your phone number is in the hands of others.