How To Block Lost Cell Phones So That Data Is Not Abused

How to Block a Lost Smartphone So that Data is Not Misused (Pixabay)

YOGYAKARTA - Losing a smartphone can be experienced by everyone. It can also harm the owner, if the device contains a lot of important data.

If your device is found by irresponsible people, it is not impossible that the important data you have can be used for the wrong things. This can harm you.

However, you don't need to worry because there are several steps you can take to avoid the data on your smartphone being misused. First, users can locate your phone by using the Find My iPhone app, or Android Find to locate it.

However, if you have done this but it doesn't work, the user can block your smartphone so that the data in it is not misused by people who find your phone.

If you still don't know how to block a lost phone, below the VOI team has put together the steps you can take to secure your data.

How to Block a Lost Phone

If you use an iPhone or iOS device, users can take a number of ways to block your device, one of which is to make information disappear in Find My iPhone.

Even if the location of your lost iPhone is not detected using the Find My iPhone app, you can still use the app to block your device.

The trick is to make the information disappear in the Find My iPhone application, and select the "Lost Mode" menu. Next, you can write a short message to the person who found your device.

Another way is to make a loss, or theft claim to the AppleCare+ service. To use it, your device must be registered and protected with AppleCare+.

The user can request a new device to replace the lost device after all the procedures have gone through. You can also ask Apple to block your lost device via IMEI, so that it can't be used by the person who found it.

Meanwhile, for Android phones, users can create missing captions in Android Find. The trick is to visit the official Google Android website and log in using the email address that is linked to your phone.

Next, select the "Secure Device" menu to lock your device remotely. You can also text the finder of your cell phone.

Apart from that, you can also block your mobile device using Android Find. Users can enable the Erase Device feature in Android Find to block the device.

Thus, the data contained in your phone will be deleted automatically. However, your Android phone can still be used by the person who found it.

That's the way you can do to block a lost cellphone so that the important data in it is not misused by the person who finds it.