Losing a smartphone in Uganda is closely related to a nightmare featuring the worst villain of all time. Given the fact that smartphone manufacturers have proved the “I can do it too” slogan with top-notch phones dominating the market, the anger of losing one can easily provoke some serious health problems for a user. Well, the great question of the day would be what to do next after losing your precious smartphone?
As a custom norm world over, Police is the best option as the quick go-to place to recover a lost phone. However, with the rate of corruption shooting high, trust in phone recovery by the security organization has had a bearish trend. But then, a couple of DIY tricks can help you make a final decision for your lost smartphone and these are some of the best options you can rely on without fail
Access the Google/Apple iCloud dashboard
Apple users by now understand what an iCloud locked smartphone is and what it basically means to own one in that state. Well, Android users too have this functionality that has had many iPhone owners boost with the “A stolen iPhone is as good as a dead one” slogan. Basically, when you lose your smartphone, the very first procedure should be to lock it down to prevent unauthorized use and probably disorganize the new owner’s peace
For Android users, to access the Google devices dashboard, you need to Sign-in to the phone’s (one used to access the play store) Gmail account using a computer with a stable internet connection. Hovering through the My account options (accessed from Google Account button in the top left below Avatar) select find my phone to access your device’s dashboard where you can ring, locate or even lock the smartphone with ease.
For IOS, Visit the iCloud dashboard on a computer to find the Find my iPhone option where you can easily lock down or locate your device by a single tap. Additionally, the Settings app features a couple of tools that can help you choose which device you wish to lock or locate.
Therefore, before you think of filing a Police theft case, you can do the groundwork by yourself through geographically locating the device on a computer. If the smartphone is just misplaced or stolen by a close peer, the device dashboard allows you to ring the phone in loud mode even with the silent button triggered on making it the best DIY complete solution
Share Serial numbers and phone details with Police
As the most popular solution to finding/tracking a stolen smartphone, sharing the device serial numbers and phone details to Police can help you conveniently locate your smartphone. In return, Police can closely contact/order your service provider to produce new sim cards inserted in the phone or locate the physical location of your stolen smartphone. However, the best solution is locating the device yourself and engaging police with correct GPS codes to do a complete search at the specified location.
Control emotions and swap all sim cards
Just like any other unfortunate incident, reactivating your sim cards could save you from the overall embarrassment of missing out of something big passed over through the phone. For the mere fact that it’s a festive season, you can’t handle the feeling of staying offline at such an important season of the year. Nevertheless, with your National ID card in the right hand and a police letter, you should get a replacement at an open service provider center.
Buy a new similar range Smartphone
Transsion holdings has dominated yet another year in Uganda as the top manufacturer with its trio consisting of Tecno, Itel and Infinix trailing another round as the most popular smartphones. Well, buying one of these could cost you less in case you had a Samsung or Apple flagship. However, this doesn’t mean that you let go of your old smartphone, you can always keep track of it on a desktop dashboard or get updates from your police contact person.
After a successful launch earlier next week, the Camon 11 pro is one of the hottest smartphones you could consider or embrace the budget-friendly Itel S13 on your next purchase if at all you are not locked in the iPhone X series volt. Nonetheless, we believe the above tips can help you overcome the unfortunate incident of losing your phone and not having an instant solution to get it back. On the contrary, you can also enable unauthorized access options using your smartphone early enough to avoid the overall embarrassment
