The more we revolve, the more creative approach we seek. Would you take the pain of going out and getting your phone repaired by a specialist, or would you search for any manual approach first?
Sometimes the situation gets so out of hand that no manual approach stays an option. Going to a specialist or repair shop is the only choice you get left out with.
All we can do is save our privacy and information before we give it to any third party. So let us have a look at what you can do before sending your phone off.
Factory Reset
What is the most basic thing you would do before giving away your phone for a while? Performing a factory reset.
You may have a lot of information or sensitive data on your device. Sometimes you are even aware of how much info is left behind on your phone. The safest way to prevent these data from being stolen is doing a factory reset.
You’ve logged into chrome, social media, and many other platforms. You may have visited some websites. It all stays recorded on your phone. Sometimes if you can even try to relogin, you will realize that everything stays the same.
Since it is about your phone’s safety, keeping all the information confidential and logging out of them is the only option. You can’t do all these manually. So just perform a factory reset and let it do all this work for you.
Google Account
Logging out of your account is very crucial if you forget this part by any chance, then boom! Your account may be in danger.
Google account is used in almost every part of your phone. From sync to any play store, everything needs access to your Google profile. Most of the applications require a google account, so you know how important it is.
However, singing out of the google account and removing it from the device is also a complicated process.
To remove all your google accounts attached with the phone. After that, you can disable the Factory Reset Protection, which is also important. So help yourself by doing these two tasks.
SIM card
You would never hand over your sim card, right? Keeping it as a practice to eject your SIM card sometimes is so handy for such situations.
If by any chance, your SIM gets in the wrong hand by mistake, it can get misused. So before getting your phone repaired by a specialist, make sure you keep your SIM to yourself.
Security locks
Any kind of PIN, pattern lock, password, fingerprint authentication should be disabled or removed. It stands as a courtesy to give it off in a fresh manner. The technicians and experts who work on it will also need the same support from you.
Just go Settings, click on security & lock screen, lock screen, remove or disable or security.
Remove External Storage
Many people somehow slip off this one option. But it is important that after removing your SIM card, make sure to remove your external storage too.
When your smartphone supports an SSD card or micro-sd card, then there is a high possibility that your phone has one inside. It is the storage of your phone. Keep the data to yourself, and you have to remove it manually.
There may be many media saved on your external storage. In Fact, most files are saved in external storage. Imagine all your downloads, photos; everything is mainly in this sector. So make sure to keep it off of you properly.
Note Down Your IMEI
To avoid any risk of misplacing your device with any other ones, note down your IMEI. What is IMEI? International Mobile Equipment Identity is mainly a fifteen digit serial number that every phone can have.
Many things can go wrong. In case the experts have more of the same kind of device, unexpected exchange of devices may happen there. Who knows?
So keeping the IMEI number noted lets you have your phone written down on your hands. In case you do not know your IMEI number, just open your phone press *#06# on the dial pad. Call, and the result will show up with your IMEI number.
A better option?
Backup your data (if possible):
To lose the fear of losing your device or phone:
- Keep a backup plan for it.
- Try to connect it with your computer or PC or on a hard disk.
- Just transfer all the information in it with only one tap.
Keeping a backup plan will always come in handy. By any chance you lose your phone, all the data and information still stays with you. So you can let the experts take your phone with no worries in your head.
Conclusion:
Giving your property away to a third party, sounds ironic right? That is precisely what you do when sending your phone off for repair. You literally let someone else use your phone for a while. But by following our guide, you can stay totally stress-free.
The information provided in this guide is solidly proved and maintained by the main professionals in this line. By following this, you are only protecting your own information. So do not hesitate even a bit before following our guide. Protect your data, secure them heavily, stay tension free.
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