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Phone Theft: Everyday Problem

This is a news story, published by MSN, that relates primarily to Android news.

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What you should do before and after your phone is stolen or lost

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There are things you can do to make it less painful if your phone is stolen.

Lock down as much as you can, require a password or biometric scan to unlock the device.

Android phones can now use use use artificial intelligence to detect motion indicating someone snatched it out of your hand and is racing away on foot or a bike.

Back up your files to an external hard drive, memory card or a laptop.

Apple says that if the iPhone is offline, the remote erase will only happen the next time it comes back online.

Google warns that SD memory cards plugged into Android phones might not be remotely erased.

After the phone has been wiped, it won’t show up on the Find My Device feature.

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