Guide to your protection

How to make it as difficult as possible for smartphone thieves

The back pocket is an unfavorable place to store your cell phone: it is easy for thieves to grab, it falls out easily and is susceptible to damage.

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Modern high-end smartphones cost as much as a good computer and house their owner's entire digital life - family photos, banking apps, social media accounts, in short: highly valuable data. This makes them coveted stolen goods. We will therefore show you which settings you can use to make it as difficult as possible for thieves.

Apple's iPhone operating system iOS has long been equipped with sophisticated location and theft protection functions - especially the "Where is?" feature, which can be used to locate lost cell phones and other devices. In the Android world, Google has also introduced a number of new functions in recent months to make it more difficult for thieves. We show users of both operating systems how to use them.