Top 8 Things To Keep in Mind Before Giving Your Smartphone To a Repair Center

Today, smartphones are playing a very important role in our daily life. We can't think of a day without smartphones and a smartphone without the internet as they help us a lot in our day-to-day activities. 

Besides a phone call, we can use our smartphones for multiple things like capturing photos, reminders, and alarms, using applications for different purposes such as google maps, health applications, fitness applications, emails, reading news, and much more.  However, if you don’t take proper care of it, these smartphones might get damaged. You might need an expert and a good service center to handle extensive damage to your mobile phone. But before you decide to head out to the service center for mobile repair, there are a couple of things one needs to keep in mind. Read our article to know more: 

1. Create a Full Backup

When you are taking the mobile phone for a repair and it is not an issue regarding the data, the repair process may cause data loss. Data as a whole is your responsibility and not the concern of the technician. So, whatever the issue with your smartphone, make sure that you backed up all data safely before handing over the smartphone to the repair shop.

2. Remove your SIM Card

It is one of the important things. If your mobile phone gets into the wrong hands by mistake there is a chance of its misuse. So, take out the SIM card from your mobile phone before handing it over to the repair center. 

3. Remove Security Locks

It is not as important as other things, but if you remove your security PIN or pattern lock then it helps the repair experts to test the status after the issue is fixed.

4. Remove External Storage & save Internal Data in the external device

Along with the SIM card, it is important to remove your external storage device from your mobile phone. You must transfer all your internal data to the external storage device. This is recommended because you may have some sensitive data in your external storage and if your memory card gets lost or damaged accidentally during repair, then you will lose all your data.

5. Note Down your IEMI number

Note down your IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number. It is a unique fifteen-digit serial number. Every mobile phone consists of an IMEI number. It helps to avoid any risk of misplacing your device. If you can’t locate the IMEI number from your mobile phone, then you can dial *#06# on the dial pad, this will show up the IMEI number on the mobile screen. It helps you to find your device. 

6. Perform a Factory Reset

Factory reset will help you to protect your data from getting stolen.

7. Remove Google Account

Do not forget to remove all google accounts. 

8. Go to a Reputed Technician.

After you have followed the above-mentioned steps, you are ready to give your mobile phone to a reputable repair shop. Then find an experienced and certified technician. Experienced technicians can understand the safety requirements and are well aware of dangerous situations and how to handle them. Giving your device to someone who does not have the required skills, puts your device at risk. So, always make sure that you find the experts and hand your smartphone to them. 

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