Ipod and iphone are smart devices that have the ability to store and maintain large amounts of informations for example your personal informations so  when someone loose their iPhone her or his lose is  exceed the loss of the phone itself, especially if the thief has a far devious intentions as he will get access to a very private and important data stored such as:
- Bank accounts
- E-mail addresses and passwords
- Phone numbers
- Personal photos and video files



But do you worry there are simple but essential steps to be taken before all is lost or stolen or even recover if it was stolen.

Here are the steps

1 - The most important steps is the password to the main screen.

GO to Settings /General /Passcode Lock 

choose 4 numbered password  make it hards and unpredictable.

2- Install one or more of the software that can detect and track your device. It will be mentioned later on in the article.


3 - Type in the serial number  (IMEI Number) of the device and save it in a safe place. (IMEI Number) consists of 15 numbers.

4- NEVER let you iphone get stolen .Do not leave the device  exposed  to  thieves and wicked people as  leaving it in the car or public places.

5- Call your bank and inform them that you've you lost your iphone  with your bank number and passwords.

6-Inform the police about the incidence as they will look for it or it might be found by one person and hand him over to the police.


There are many programs specialized in the detection and location tracking for your  device, I will mention to you a summary of the programs and benefits.

• mobilMe

http://www.apple.com/mobileme/

99% of the thieves will immediately replacce the SIM CARD BY their own
The advantage of the site that it will send the new number to you, sign up for $ 100 a year from their site , but you can sign up by  $ 65 through  Amazon

• GadgetTrak from iTunes . It is a freeTracking Application for iPhone and iPod Touch. When you install this app on your iphone and you register it  online then the application  trigger the location of the device and network data will be sent to the GadgetTrak server along with network information then if you lost your iPhone login online to GadgetTrak you can find your device by tacking when and where the connection coming from.

• http://www.myfoundcast.com 

in this site you You can create or choose apicture or  a message addressed to the person who holds the iphone so they can give it back and there are people who are fully ready to cooperate and return the stolen goods in addition to the Report on the thief .. Site is currently free 100% and many photos are ready made  and you can select the image that you want to send.

• iLocalis

You can find the location of the iphone, it will send you the SIM number if the thief replaced yours .Also through this website you can send text messages to the  iphone. You can install it  through Cydia .

• iHound