What to do if your smartphone breaks or gets lost while traveling in Japan
Smartphones are now an indispensable part of our lives. It's useful not only for contacting people, but also for researching things and taking photos, but what should you do if you lose it during a trip?
This time I will introduce how to deal with such a situation.
What to do when you lose your smartphone
Search by location information
If you have a location tracking app or service set up on your smartphone, you can check the current location of your device.
If your smartphone is an iPhone, please refer to the following site.
Find your iPhone device
For Android
You can search for location information using Google's features. (To use this feature, you need to download the app in advance, use your Google account, etc., and set up location information.)
Google Help Center
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3265955?hl=ja
Apple Help Center
https://support.apple.com/ja-jp/101593
Report to the police
The next thing you should do is to consider the possibility of the item being stolen and report the loss to the nearest police box or police station. This will help resolve the situation quickly, and the police may have already received the item as a lost item, so please check this when you file a lost item report.
Contact your carrier and stop line service
If you can't find it after searching for it using location information, and the police haven't reported it, please contact your smartphone carrier and ask them to deactivate your SIM card or lock your device. This helps prevent unauthorized use.
You can travel without using a smartphone!
After your smartphone breaks down or gets lost, you may have to travel without your smartphone for a while. Below is a list of things you should try in such cases.
Purchase maps and guidebooks
Look for and purchase atlases and travel guidebooks at your local bookstore or convenience store. It will make it much easier to take action, and you may be able to get detailed information that you couldn't get on your smartphone.
Secure transportation
If you check the timetables and fares of transportation facilities at nearby stations and bus stops and write them down, you will be able to use transportation smoothly until the end of your trip.
Bus and train timetables may vary depending on weekdays, weekends, and public holidays, so we recommend that you note down the timetables for the length of your stay.
summary
If your smartphone becomes unusable in a strange place, you may feel anxious, anxious, or even depressed.
However, in today's world where smartphones are essential to everyday life, I think traveling without one can be a very valuable experience.
Please enjoy an unexpected digital detox, experience an extraordinary feeling that you would not normally experience, and make wonderful memories of your trip until the end.
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