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What You Should Do if You Lose Your Phone While Traveling

It’s natural to panic when you misplace your smartphone, especially while traveling. These days, practically our whole lives are stored on our devices — important contact information, account information, emails, and valuable mementos such as photos and videos. Luckily, you can minimize the damage of losing your phone while traveling. Click here to enable anti-theft in advance so that your phone is protected in the event of loss or theft while traveling:

With anti-theft activated, you can remotely block thieves from accessing your phone, sound an alarm to find your phone nearby, show you your phone’s location on a map, and erase all of your phone’s data. anti-theft is a great tool to take advantage of on your phone because it’s easy to activate and gives you a crucial layer of additional protection. Find out how to access these features of below.

What to Do When You Lose Your Phone
The first step is to locate your phone from a different device. This step should be taken first to ensure that you didn’t misplace your device at your hotel or leave it at home. This can be done by visiting my.psafe.com and entering your Google account information. Once you’ve logged in, you can view your phone’s location, lock your device, erase all of your data, sound an alarm, or see if your SIM card has been taken out or replaced by clicking the “+” symbol in the bottom right corner.

You can choose which option seems most appropriate based on your situation. If your phone is somewhere in your room, for example, you may choose to play a sound in order to locate it quickly. If you suspect someone has taken your device, you can remove all of your data to prevent identity theft. You can also lock your phone to prevent further access to your device. From here, you can determine whether or not further action should be taken with the police in the event that your phone has been stolen or tampered with.

It’s important to be proactive in the event of misplacing your phone. In order to access the anti-theft features, you should have them activated prior to misplacing your device in order for them to work. The next time you plan to travel, you will experience a safer, worry-free traveling experience because you are prepared.

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