The smart phone is misplaced.
On the table of the restaurant, on the seat of the bus, on the counter of the public restroom, they were all left behind.
After they are left behind, it can be difficult to track down the owner.
Mobile phones are usually personalized through boxes and stickers.
However, this kind of personality usually does not extend to sticking our name words to our mobile phones.
I speculated about this from a survey of 15 phones and by looking at the phone that people were holding when I was in the bus.
We put our name on our luggage, books and clothes.
But when it comes to things that carry the core data of our lives for many of us, if we lose those things, we won't help recover.
Perhaps because there is no comprehensive way to attach a name gracefully.
Maybe if we put our name on our phone, say, with a tape, we're hesitant to lose privacy.
Maybe carved on it.
Electronic labeling is a solution.
But it is very expensive, not particularly simple, you have to be within a certain distance.
I can also find my iPhone and its relatives, which come with the phone.
My low tech options include images on the lock screen.
The smartphone comes with the default lock screen image that you can change.
Many people have a photo of a family member or family pet on the lock screen.
Or a photo of your favorite vacation spot.
I created a monotonous image with one of my email addresses, hoping that if I put the wrong phone, the finder will open it, see the email and contact me. (
Finder will not be able to look beyond the lock screen for identity clues unless this person is a hacker, as I have the lock code enabled. )
You may want to limit how much you show yourself on the lock screen
For example, I will not display my home address and phone number
Therefore, consider using a work email or set up an email address specifically for this purpose.
More creative than me.
Take a picture of someone holding your email address and writing it gracefully on the card.
Or just a picture of a card.
Or make it an art project;
Draw or paint something brightly colored and incorporate your email into it.
Then take a photo with your phone and use this photo on your lock screen.
How to change the lock screen photo?
I am not going to discuss this because there is a big difference in the approach.
Look it up in your manual.
It may start by entering the phone settings. (
In the recent iPhone era, you can go to set up, wallpaper, select a new wallpaper, and then go where images may be stored in the camera roll. )---
A reader says his digital camera uses similar technology.
Before the trip, he wrote a message "Please contact if found" and took a photo. ---
My article is more here.
How to get to and from Victoria and Vancouver by public transport, version 2017.