WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.130 thanks for watching tech wiki click the subscribe button then enable 00:00:03.179 --> 00:00:09.269 notifications with the Bell icon so you won't miss any future videos so picture 00:00:07.680 --> 00:00:13.440 this it's the morning after a night of bar-hopping and you wake up alone 00:00:11.070 --> 00:00:18.029 thankfully and reach for your phone but not only is it not on your nightstand it 00:00:15.179 --> 00:00:21.420 isn't anywhere in the entire house and losing a smartphone isn't like losing a 00:00:19.830 --> 00:00:25.800 credit card where you can just call in and report a loss and typically they'll send you a new one in the mail for free 00:00:24.000 --> 00:00:29.250 like in a couple days no no no losing your phone means suddenly being cut off 00:00:27.510 --> 00:00:32.820 from nearly all of your communication and in some cases even your credentials 00:00:31.019 --> 00:00:36.600 and that assumes that your phone wasn't stolen which could also mean a stranger 00:00:34.800 --> 00:00:41.760 with perhaps bad intentions now has access to everything from your super 00:00:38.340 --> 00:00:43.710 private photos to your bank account so 00:00:41.760 --> 00:00:47.670 if you do misplace your smartphone what precautions can you take other than you 00:00:45.450 --> 00:00:51.660 know going back in time and not losing it well your first line of defense is 00:00:49.590 --> 00:00:55.829 your phone's baked-in auto location feature yes enabling this does mean that 00:00:54.329 --> 00:01:00.120 Google or Apple will be able to keep tabs on where you are and where you've 00:00:57.930 --> 00:01:03.480 been but it's also the easiest and most effective way to locate a lost phone so 00:01:02.129 --> 00:01:08.189 here's how you do it we're gonna do Android first and then iOS users can 00:01:05.400 --> 00:01:12.210 skip to the timestamp below on Android open up your settings tap security and 00:01:09.900 --> 00:01:16.799 location and make sure find my device is turned on you'll also want to setup your 00:01:14.549 --> 00:01:21.720 location to high accuracy and enable Google location history to maximize your 00:01:19.080 --> 00:01:25.439 chances and minimize your privacy if you've misplaced your phone and it's 00:01:23.340 --> 00:01:29.100 still powered on all you have to do is log in to the same Google account as 00:01:26.880 --> 00:01:33.000 your phone but from a web browser do a Google search for Find My Phone and 00:01:31.229 --> 00:01:37.439 Google will detect your phone's location as best it can display it on a map and 00:01:35.340 --> 00:01:42.060 will even show you what Wi-Fi networks it's connected to if any you can also do 00:01:39.630 --> 00:01:45.689 this using the find my device app if you have access to another Android gadget 00:01:43.530 --> 00:01:49.500 you can then choose from one of several options if your phone is far away you 00:01:47.579 --> 00:01:53.430 can start by hopping on the bus to go and get it but once you get close you're 00:01:51.570 --> 00:01:57.780 gonna need to pinpoint it which you can do by making the phone ring loudly 00:01:55.470 --> 00:02:01.229 before you do that though make sure that you also lock your phone so that 00:01:59.219 --> 00:02:05.009 strangers can't easily get into it handily lock will also display a message 00:02:03.719 --> 00:02:09.899 of your choosing so you can throw an alternative contact info in case a Good 00:02:07.350 --> 00:02:14.670 Samaritan found your phone as a last resort if you think your phone was 00:02:11.430 --> 00:02:16.410 stolen and you get it back you can erase 00:02:14.670 --> 00:02:18.990 the phone remotely you're gonna lose everything that wasn't safe to the cloud 00:02:17.910 --> 00:02:23.880 but it sure it be it's a pickpocket being able to drain your savings account do keep in mind though that to use the 00:02:22.470 --> 00:02:27.750 lock and erase features you have to enable them on that Find My Phone page I 00:02:26.190 --> 00:02:31.710 mentioned earlier so do this before taking your phone out on any perilous 00:02:29.970 --> 00:02:36.420 journeys but if you're more of an Apple fan the process for locating a loss 00:02:33.240 --> 00:02:38.250 iPhone is frankly pretty similar go into 00:02:36.420 --> 00:02:43.050 your iCloud settings and make sure Find My Phone and send last location are both 00:02:40.980 --> 00:02:48.540 enabled then if your phone does get lost you can use either the built in Find My 00:02:45.540 --> 00:02:50.880 iPhone app on an iOS device or log into 00:02:48.540 --> 00:02:54.930 the iCloud website from a browser which will map the phone's location and give 00:02:52.680 --> 00:02:58.740 you options to make it ring lock it with a message or erase it all together 00:02:56.280 --> 00:03:03.840 similar to Android and you should also note that even if you turned location 00:03:01.200 --> 00:03:09.000 services off on your lost iPhone you can still remotely lock or you race it to 00:03:06.300 --> 00:03:13.320 keep your personal data secure so easy peasy right thanks to technology no one 00:03:10.800 --> 00:03:17.850 loses their phone anymore well the issue with both Android and iOS is that 00:03:15.750 --> 00:03:23.790 real-time location detection only works if your phone's battery isn't dead if 00:03:21.420 --> 00:03:27.180 your phone is lost and powered down you can still get its last known location or 00:03:25.709 --> 00:03:32.070 from these services but there's always the possibility you left it on a bus and 00:03:29.280 --> 00:03:35.700 it's now 500 miles away so if you're looking for an alternative physical GPS 00:03:34.140 --> 00:03:39.900 trackers like the one you buy for a pet do exist but now that hanging little 00:03:38.220 --> 00:03:43.860 gems and doodads off your phone is no longer considered stylish it was before 00:03:42.090 --> 00:03:48.120 they're generally considered to be too bulky for a smartphone and they have 00:03:46.320 --> 00:03:51.959 them in a battery life of course you can buy Bluetooth enabled trackers but 00:03:49.890 --> 00:03:56.190 they're only useful for short ranges so they're mostly for the I lose my phone 00:03:54.660 --> 00:04:01.709 in my couch cushions and don't realize until it's dead kind of crowd so be sure 00:03:58.950 --> 00:04:06.030 to act quickly if you lost your phone outside of your home and if you do think 00:04:03.720 --> 00:04:09.870 it was stolen please resist the temptation to go after them vigilante 00:04:08.010 --> 00:04:13.770 style if you do track down the phone's location give that information to the 00:04:11.700 --> 00:04:17.010 police instead it's what they're there for and it'll keep you from getting hurt 00:04:15.270 --> 00:04:22.000 in the case that your phone was swiped by some absolute jacked-up psychopath 00:04:19.680 --> 00:04:26.230 ting is the mobile carrier that is focused on customer service and customer 00:04:24.070 --> 00:04:29.350 satisfaction first when you call in you don't 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