A lost, stolen or damaged phone can mean losing years of photos, business contacts and chats. A few minutes of setup protects everything.
Android
- Settings, Google, Backup: turn on backup to Google Drive
- Google Photos backup, on Wi-Fi to save data
- Contacts saved to your Google account
iPhone
- Settings, your name, iCloud, iCloud Backup: turn it on
- iCloud Photos, or Google Photos if storage is limited
- Sync contacts with iCloud
Settings, Chats, Chat backup. Choose daily backup to Google Drive or iCloud and use the same phone number and account when restoring.
Documents
Store important files in Google Drive, OneDrive or Dropbox.
If your phone is lost
- Use Find My Device or Find My iPhone to locate, lock or erase it.
- Ask your network to block the SIM and issue a replacement.
- Change passwords for email, banking and social media.
- Report to police for an official record.
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