If you are prone to losing your phone, then the Lookout and Absolute LoJack apps are worth the investment. The service includes it’s own investigator who reads your phone’s digital activity and works along the police to ensure your phone is found. The newest Samsung Galaxy phones already have Absolute LoJack built into the system with the ability to reinstall itself.
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If your phone is turned on, then the app will lock your screen and provide information on how to return the phone.Īndroid users can purchase a $30 per year service called Absolute LoJack. However, the app is less effective if it is turned off. A better solution is to inform law enforcement officials of the evidence Lookout provides you.Īnother option is Apple’s Find My iPhone. It is not recommended that civilians become phone detectives going door-to-door accusing people of stealing their phone. For $30 per year, in the event of a phone theft, you will receive an email informing you of your phone’s location and photos of the person holding it. The Lookout app alerts you if there is suspicious behaviour on your phone such as multiple mistyped password attempts. Lookout, a mobile security firm, created a tool that tracks phone thieves by taking a snapshot. Worried you can’t protect your phone at all times? Don’t worry, because a new solution will be available to you on June 4.
Cellphone carriers are not going to solve this issue instead, it’s up to you. But what happens if your phone is stolen?Īccording to a Consumer Reports survey, 3.1 million Americans have had their phones stolen in 2013. Every smartphone user has likely used their phone to take a photo of themself. Oxford Dictionary’s 2013 word of the year was ‘selfie’.
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