{"id":3549,"date":"2015-01-13T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T17:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/?p=3549"},"modified":"2023-01-11T16:17:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T00:17:34","slug":"tuesday-tip-make-it-easy-to-be-reunited-with-a-lost-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/tuesday-tip-make-it-easy-to-be-reunited-with-a-lost-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Tip: Make it Easy to Be Reunited with a Lost Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you ever lost your smartphone,&nbsp;how could someone who found it contact you, especially if you&#8217;ve locked the screen?<\/p>\n<p>Did you know Android devices allow users to display contact information on the lock screen?<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the Settings app.<\/li>\n<li>Tap \u201cSecurity.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Tap \u201cScreen Security.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Tap \u201cOwner info.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Enter any contact information you\u2019re comfortable posting on your lock screen (choose from name, email address, or phone number).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You&#8217;ve just made it easier for someone to contact you if your phone is ever lost. Please note: If your Android device is running a previous version of the operating system (Ice Cream Sandwich or earlier), there are several custom lock screen apps available to download for free. Just search for \u201cfree lock screen\u201d in the Google Play Store.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you ever lost your smartphone,&nbsp;how could someone who found it contact you, especially if you&#8217;ve locked the screen? Did you know Android devices allow users to display contact information on the lock screen? Here\u2019s how: Open the Settings app. Tap \u201cSecurity.\u201d Tap \u201cScreen Security.\u201d Tap \u201cOwner info.\u201d Enter any contact information you\u2019re comfortable posting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":3794,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Make it Easy to Be Reunited with a Lost Phone<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Here\u2019s how you can easily find a lost Android phone or device should it go missing or get stolen.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/tuesday-tip-make-it-easy-to-be-reunited-with-a-lost-phone\/\" 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