Smartphone Tips: What to do if your smartphone gets stolen? Don't cry, do this quickly; you will get your phone back..

It is natural for you to be tense if you lose your mobile phone because a lot of your data is stored in the phone and there is a risk of its misuse if it goes into the wrong hands. In such a situation, what to do if your phone is lost or stolen? So first of all, do not worry. Because you can find your lost phone again. According to the data available on the Sanchar Saathi platform, the government has so far blocked 33.5 lakh lost mobile phones and traced 20.28 lakh handsets. In such a situation, your lost phone can also be found. Let us tell you the step-by-step method.

Take help from the Sanchar Saathi Portal.

Now it has become easier to find a lost or stolen smartphone. Sanchar Saathi portal can help you in this work. This portal has been created by the Center for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) of the Department of Telecom. With the help of this portal, users can block, trace, and even recover their lost smartphones. All this is done through the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) system.

This government website has so far blocked 33,41,314 smartphones reported lost and lost. Out of this, 20,24,245 smartphones have also been traced. Apart from this, 457,320 phones have been recovered and returned to their rightful owners.

How to Track and Recover Your Lost Mobile Phone in India
If your phone is lost or stolen, follow these steps; this will increase the chances of finding your smartphone:

Step 1: Get a duplicate SIM. Go to your telecom service provider (Airtel/Jio/Vi/BSNL/Others) and request a duplicate SIM card with the same number.

Step 2: File a police complaint. Register an FIR about the lost or stolen phone at your nearest police station. Now you can visit the Sanchar Sathi portal and block your device.

Step 3: Register on the Sanchar Sathi portal. For this, follow the steps given below:

1. Visit the official website: https://www.ceir.gov.in

2. Click on “Block Stolen/Lost Mobile”

3. Enter details of the lost phone such as IMEI number, police complaint number, address linked with Aadhaar, and an alternate contact number.

Once registered, the system notifies the concerned department, cybercrime teams, and telecom providers across the country.

It can take some time.
If your phone is turned on and connected to the network, whether it is the same SIM or a new one, the system sends an alert and tries to trace the new location or user of your smartphone. This process can take some time.
It is worth noting that the sooner you report your phone missing, the sooner you are likely to find it. C-DOT says that early registration helps the system track the phone before it is lost or smuggled.

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