How To Secure Your Windows Phone ?

Find my phone 

This free service on www.windowsphone.com can locate, ring, or even erase your phone remotely, in case it falls into the wrong hands. All you need is a computer connected to the internet.

Set it up 

Before you can use Find My Phone, you’ll first have to create a Windows Phone account and then set up the service. On your computer, browse to www.windowsphone.com. In the top-right corner of the website 

you’ll see a picture of a phone. Hover over it with the mouse cursor, then click ‘Find My Phone’. This is the tool that allows you to map, lock or erase your phone remotely. When prompted, sign in with the same Microsoft account you used to sign in on your phone. You’ll be given simple instructions to set up Find My Phone.

Using it

In the ‘Find My Phone’ section of www.windowsphone.com, you can do the following:

› Check your phone’s location

You should see a map, which shows the current location of your mobile. If the location isn’t highlighted, click the ‘Find My Phone’ button above the map, or the ‘Refresh’ button.  You can print a copy if needed.

› Ring your phone 

On the ‘Find My Phone’ page, click ‘Ring’, then follow the instructions. Remotely calling your mobile in this way will make it ring loudly even if it is in vibrate mode. This is a great way of finding your phone if it’s hiding somewhere in your house.

› Lock your phone and show a message 

On the ‘Find My Phone’ page, click ‘Lock’, then follow the instructions. If you don’t already have a password set up on your phone, you’ll need to enter one now, which will be used to unlock the phone from now on.  You can also type a message to display on your phone’s lock screen.  Try entering an email address or phone number, so anyone who finds your phone can contact you.

How to Setup password on your phone?

A simple and effective way of keeping strangers out of your phone is to set a password. 

› Go to Settings, then ‘Lock + wallpaper’ 

› Flick the ‘Password’ switch to on, then enter your password or PIN in both the ‘New password’ and ‘Confirm password’ text boxes. Choose something memorable that no one else could easily guess 

› Tap ‘Done’ and your password is saved. You will need to enter this every time you wake your phone from hibernation

› Erase your phone 

This is a last resort if you think  you’ll never find your phone, or, like James Bond, you need to delete some sensitive information. On ‘Find Your Phone’, click ‘Erase’. Follow instructions to complete.