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IT’S ONE OF the handiest features on your phone, but it’s surprising how few take the time to activate the Find my Phone features, despite how little time it takes.
By right, you should have it activated regardless of whether you think your phone will be stolen or not. If you’re not sure how exactly you do that, it’s quite simple and will only take you five minutes at best.
What you can do with it
In general, there are four main functions to be aware of. The first is it will show you the location of your phone, or if it’s not on, the last known location in the past 24 hours.
The other three functions are to ring your phone/play a sound, lock it remotely or erase all data. The phone needs to be online for these actions to be carried out, otherwise it will wait until it’s connected before it happens.
Also, when you activate the feature, be sure to bookmark the desktop website for future reference, just in case you do need it.
iOS
To activate Find my Phone, you have to sign into iCloud first. Go into settings and look for iCloud in the fourth section. Once you’ve signed in, activate Find my Phone near the bottom.
Once that’s done, sign into iCloud on desktop and you will be presented with the Find my Phone option. Remember that you have to click on the phone’s location on the map before you can activate lost mode or erase it.
Android
The best method for Android is to download Android Device Manager on your phone (if it isn’t there already) and signing in with your main Google account.
By going into the main desktop site, you will be able to see where it’s located and perform the usual actions.
Windows Phone
A rather straightforward process. Go into settings, look for ‘find my phone’ and then tick both boxes. The first will send you push notifications instead of SMS messages, which could end up cheaper in the long-run, but SMS might be the better option if you’re uncertain about 3G/4G reception.
The second option saves its location periodically and before the battery runs out so it’s easier to find.
Once that’s done, you need to go into Windows Phone’s main site and sign in to your account. When that’s done, scroll over the Windows Phone menu at the top-right hand corner and select Find my Phone. Alternatively, you can access the main Find my Phone link here.
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So disappointed with Phil. All talk etc. No pay parity. No parity on working hours. I’m hoping she’ll be very disappointed with the voting.
@Catherine Gaffney: 55cc’s of brown envelope’s stat
Nothing we marched or went on strike for, is being addressed or rectified. An entire profession being sold out. Mighty nurses indeed.
From what I hear from the nurses I know they are far from impressed with the deal.
@James O’Donovan: I know that student nurses weren’t even asked their opinion, while the Inmo seem to be on a solo run completely at odds with actual nurses demands over conditions.
They might get a suprise from their members .its a bad deal.I think phil is liam Doran in suprise.all her talk @ the start was just a load of waffle
@matthew o reilly: maybe nurses should start another union? Nurses I know want more staff on the wards more than an extra fiver.
What about the facts that they are more and more self serving and patients are getting less and less care while they are getting more money?
@Viola Bingham: what” facts” would they be Viola?
It’s a case of one step forward and two steps backwards for nurses, a poor deal full of conditions, many unacceptable.
The nurses will decide, not phil nor the labour courts nor the politicians. And strike again if ye have to. This gov is a disgrace anyway.
What deal did the Nurses get for the people who have to use their departments? I heard a lot about concern for patients during the strike but I see none of it in this deal.
Another sellout by INMO executive.
Nothing has changed. Doran used to waffle for weeks about conditions, the real problem, and threaten strike action,the govt then throw a few bob their way and suddenly a deal is struck. Highest waiting lists ever in Limerick at present and was in A&E in a Dublin hospital this week and it was like a scene from MASH. Phil and Co should step down. I know it’s in their interest to continue to let patients suffer in these conditions as it justifies their existence, IR turbulence, but the nurses should rebel against this shower for selling them out again. Conditions will never improve with this crowd supposedly leading the drive for change.
Now now everyone calm down…
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