![]() ![]() ![]() There’s not a lot that you have to do to save yourself a lot of headache down the road, but I can’t tell you how many friends have lost expensive devices because they didn’t take a few advance steps. No, I want to cover some things that you’ll want before the unthinkable happens: before you lose your phone. That’s not what I mean this time, because this app was designed entirely in house, so of course it works perfectly on all Apple devices (at least, on devices running iOS 5 or later, or computers running OSX 10.7.5 “Lion” or later). Normally, this is the part where I start talking about the correct emulators or cables or other peripherals you need to make the app work. We live in a time when if you make it easy for someone to steal from you, someone will. - Frank Abagnale Before You Lose Your Phoneīefore we discuss the ins and outs of this incredibly useful app, let’s talk about some things that you need. You need to be a little bit wiser, a little bit smarter and there’s nothing wrong with being skeptical. People need to be more aware and educated about identity theft. ![]() Below are some of the ins and outs of Find My iPhone (such as that all important “Lost Mode,”) so you can immediately starting making the most of this indispensable free app. Also with iPad, iPod, and Mac versions, Find My iPhone does exactly what the name says: it uses GPS technology to locate your device if it has been lost or stolen. If you aren’t using Find My iPhone now, you really should configure it on your phone. If you’re like me, you’ve come to depend on your phone so much, you don’t know what you would do if you lost it.įortunately, as the expression goes, there’s an app for that. And of course, while there are several different smart phones, the iPhone is the one everybody thinks about it’s the one that really pushed to make the smart phone the standard phone, as opposed to a novel curiosity or a luxury item. And now, think of it, so many of these functions, which were once handled by separate devices, are easily seen to by devices we all carry with us all the time: our phones. Never mind the fact that these were half a dozen objects that could easily be lost, and when they were, your weekend was ruined. And then of course there were the handheld gaming devices: the famous GameBoy, the lesser known Nomad… And each thing demanded not only space in our luggage and in our pockets, but they all demanded batteries. This one is a calendar, that one is a phone book, this one is a dictionary. Several different gadgets each meant to help you with one specific aspect of your life. I remember the age of the Palm Pilot, and various other electronic organizers. Note: If you have already lost your phone, and have not set up “Find My iPhone,” feel free to scroll down to the section titled “It’s (Not Necessarily) Too Late.” ![]()
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