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> If anyone has suggestions how to prepare for this in advance, let me know. Backup your phone to cloud storage prior to travel, wipe it, hand border agents a
by vsnf 2y ago
> If anyone has suggestions how to prepare for this in advance, let me know.
Backup your phone to cloud storage prior to travel, wipe it, hand border agents a nearly empty phone, restore once across the border.
- yencabulator 2y agoDoing that right means having a second cloud account (Google/Apple), or you'll still be handing them a logged-in phone. (If your phone looks suspiciously empty or has a weird account, you might as well have said "no", that phone will be taking an extra detour.)
- hilbert42 2y agoWhat happens if one has no Google or social media accounts (although I have an Android phone, I have neither—I've never set up an account on the phone)? It seems to me these days if one doesn't have any such accounts one's likely to be singled out as being suspect or suspicious.
- mixmastamyk 2y agoBeware if newer, an empty phone may qualify for an import tax.
- fmobus 2y agoNot everything can be backed up to the cloud these days. Banking apps, for instance, (understandably) like to use secure storage, so at the very least you will need to do a 2FA handshake all over again, which can be very painful when you are abroad.
- stanislavb 2y agoThis. It's super painful and time-confusing restoring all apps ... even with proper backups.