The hour a phone goes missing
What to do first when a device is gone.
Find it on a map from another device. If it is truly gone, lock it. Then call your bank.
Locking is the one that matters. It puts your accounts beyond whoever holds the phone.
Key points
- Locking a missing device protects your accounts in one move
- It undoes itself the moment the phone turns up
What to remember
- Locking is reversible. Erasing is not.
- Lock first. It is reversible, and it protects everything.
Try this
Check today that Find My iPhone, or Find My Device, is switched on.
Practice: The hour a phone goes missing. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.