What to do if you lose your phone and need to disable it

If you lose your phone and want to prevent anyone from using it, you can have it remotely locked by using one of several options made available by the manufacturer.

What to do if you lose your phone and need to disable it
A guide to locking down a lost phone. Photo by Noizy Bull / Unsplash

Nowadays, the cell phone is the primary personal and work tool because it contains a massive amount of files, contacts, and photos that are often unrecoverable; thus, losing the cell phone can be a great fear for many, as it also exposes them to eventual data theft; thus, we will show you how to remotely lock a lost cell phone.

To lock a lost Android phone in case it can no longer be recovered, a mechanism created by mobile phone manufacturers and developers is required so that the phone becomes inactive or even findable.