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Category: Lost & found

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Lost & found

How to Find a Lost Smartwatch

How to find a lost Apple Watch, Pixel Watch, Galaxy Watch or Fitbit: ring it, see its last location, lock it, protect…

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How to Use a Bluetooth Tracker on Your Keys and Bags

Which Bluetooth tracker tag works with your phone, how to set it up so it can be found, coin battery safety, sharing,…

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Lost & found

What to Do If You Lose Your Wallet

Lost your wallet? Freeze your cards first, then use this 30-minute checklist, a who-to-contact table for UK and US cards and ID,…

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How to Find Your Parked Car With Your Phone

How to make your iPhone or Android phone remember where you parked, why pins drift in multi-storeys, and what to check if…

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How to Find a Lost or Stolen Laptop

What Windows, Mac and Chromebook can each do to locate, lock or erase a lost laptop, why encryption matters more than the…

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What to Do If Your Phone Is Stolen on Holiday

Phone stolen abroad? What to prepare before you fly, who to call in the first two hours, UK network numbers from abroad,…

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How to Find a Lost Phone That Is Switched Off

Can you find a phone that is off or has a dead battery? What iPhone, Pixel and Samsung can still do, what…

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How to Find Lost AirPods or Earbuds

How to find lost AirPods, Pixel Buds or Galaxy Buds: which method suits your model, what to do when they are flat…

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How to Recover a Phone Left in a Taxi

Left your phone in a taxi? What to do in the first five minutes, hour and day: ring and lock it, use…

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How to Check If a Used Phone Is Stolen Before Buying

Before paying for a second-hand phone, match the IMEI, run a stolen-phone check, see the seller's account removed and know the red…