Everyone with a smartphone knows that it is an important part of their lives. Most of the time it is huge buy people to run their business or to capture a lot of photographs. However most people use it for entertainment purposes as well. This is the very reason why our phones are always full of our personal data. However if you think that your mobile phone would require repair because of hardware failure or if it’s damaged you need to make sure that you send it to the right person.

Before handing your phone to the mobile technician there are certain important things that need to be taken care of.  These include all of the following

The first thing that you need to do to create a full backup. Your data is crucial and therefore it is important that it remains in your possession. It may contain your account details or confidential emails or messages. All your photographs and videos plus your important documents are also stored in your mobile phone. This is why it is necessary to have a backup of all the important data. You can try syncing your contacts to Google contacts and the calendar to Google calendar. You may want to sync your photographs with Google photos and all your data can be uploaded on the Google Drive.

The next step is to remove the SIM card. Although it may seem strange but there is often a chance of a SIM getting into the wrong hands. It is better to take out the card before handing it over to the mobile technician. Plus you can make use of the SIM card on any other smartphone this way you would not miss any important cause which you get during that time.

The next step is to remove all Security locks. If you have secured your phone with a pin pattern lock for fingerprint authentication you would need to disable it. When you do this you are allowed the experts to repair your phone and to test the status after the issue has been fixed.

If your Android device comprises of a Micro SD card you would need to remove it and keep it safe along with the SIM card. Most of your media files are usually stored in the SD card and it is recommended to remove the external storage on memory card from your smartphone before you send it for repairs. You might even position sensitive data on the external storage and if the card gets lost or damaged you might lose all your data.

If there is sensitive data on your phone it is best to reset it to factory settings. This would help prevent the data from getting stolen and you wouldn’t have to worry about it leaking out. Just remember to keep a backup of all the data before you do a factory reset on your phone. Keeping these things in mind would allow you to remain reassured when you send your phone for repairs.

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