5 things you must do as soon as you get a new phone

Your new device may have a larger screen and will usually take better photos, and you can start discovering all those great new features right away. Before you do, however, there are a few things you should do to make sure personal information Your phone is always safe and your phone running as efficiently as possible.

1. Phone security

If you unfortunately lose your smartphone or fall into the wrong hands, you need to make sure that your personal information will not be exposed. Now that we use our phones to bank online, check and send emails, control smart devices and protect our homes, phone security is more important than ever. over.

2. Check for updates

Updates and patches are released regularly to correct bugs and errors and add new features. Therefore, you should stay up to date with software updates as soon as they are released.

On iPhone, open the Settings app and then tap General, then Software Update. If there are any updates available, they will be displayed here. Tap Install and follow the on-screen instructions.

If you have an Android phone, open Settings and tap System, then ‘System update’. Your phone will automatically check for a newer operating system version and provide a link to upgrade if available. You can also force the device to check again if it doesn’t find any information by tapping the “Check for updates” button at the bottom of the screen.

3. Set up a backup

Setting up and maintaining a backup is essential nowadays when we dump so much important information on our phones. It could be your phone number and email, the photos you took…

On iPhone, open Settings and select General, then choose iCloud and turn on backups. Your phone is automatically backed up once a day when connected to wifi and attached to the power cable.

The free iCloud account has 5GB of free storage, used for backing up documents, data, settings, and photos. If you’re starting to fall short, you can upgrade to a paid iCloud account. You open Settings and tap your name at the top of the screen, then iCloud. Tap Manage Storage or iCloud Storage, depending on the storage displayed on your device, then tap Buy more storage or Change storage plan, depending on what’s shown.

On Android, open Settings and tap System, then Backup. Your phone backs up data to the storage that came with the Google Account you used when you set it up.

The free Google account has 15GB of storage, shared between your photos, backed up data, any documents you create in Google Drive. If you find that you’re running low on space, you don’t need to upgrade much. Go to one.google.com, for a certain amount you can increase your online storage to 100GB. There are also 200GB and 2TB capacity plans if you need more.

4. Protect your phone yours

With a new smartphone that costs hundreds of dollars, you want to do all you can to avoid damaging it. Protect your screen from everyday knocks and bumps by applying a screen protector, which will reduce the risk of screen breakage if dropped and cased.

5. Pair your Bluetooth devices

Phone manufacturers are increasingly removing physical connections from their latest handsets. That means you won’t be able to use wired headphones and speakers anymore, but it will put less strain on the outlet and reduce the risk of damage over the next few years.

It also means you’re no longer tied (literally) to your phone when using it in the gym, around the house, or while commuting: you can wear wireless headphones. This makes your phone less likely to get bumped, dropped, or broken.

Before you can use a Bluetooth speaker, headset, or other device, you need to pair it with your phone. On an Android device, open Settings and tap “Connected devices,” then “Pair new device.” On iPhone, open Settings and tap Bluetooth.

Follow the instructions provided by the wireless device manufacturer to put the device into pairing mode, then tap the device’s name when it appears on your phone screen. You only need to do this once. In the future, when your phone and device detect each other nearby, they will automatically pair.

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