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On Android, Settings > Security > Owner info. Then you can have some alternative method of contacting you on the lock screen, whilst also protecting privacy in
by jfoster 14y ago
On Android, Settings > Security > Owner info. Then you can have some alternative method of contacting you on the lock screen, whilst also protecting privacy in case the wrong person finds your lost phone.
- Sunlis 14y agoOn my Galaxy S2 (Android 4.1.2) that menu is found under Settings > Lock Screen > Owner Information.
- unethical_ban 14y agoAndroid 4.0 on HTC/Virgin Mobile doesn't have the option.
- kalmar 14y agoI had no idea about this. Thanks! Any thoughts on what to put in there? I just added ‘if found please email ...’ but it could perhaps be improved.
- nickpresta 14y agoI have my name, my email address, and an alternate land line phone number with an answering machine.
- antrix 14y agoI've setup up: "<my name> | EMERGENCY CONTACT: <wife's name> @ <wife's number>" A side-effect of having a long string like the above is that the OS will scroll the text side-to-side (marquee style) to display the whole thing.. thus catching the attention of whoever is looking at the lock screen.