Nobody wants to go through the ordeal of a lost smartphone, but it happens. There are tracking apps available to help owners locate their lost or stolen phones via GPS, but in some instances, just having your contact info on your phone might do the trick.
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Many Android smartphones, like the Samsung Galaxy S3 and Note II, have an Owner Information setting that will display your contact info on the lock screen. If you lose your smartphone and a Good Samaritan finds it, they'll be able use the owner information you've entered to reunite you with your precious device.
To set Owner Information on a Samsung Galaxy S3, go to Settings > Lock Screen > Owner information. On other Android smartpho... [Read more]
by Ed Rhee via CNET
Set Android owner info to help recover a lost smartphone
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