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If your phone is lost, it does not mean all hope is lost, too. A few general hints you should consider before asking your questions include:

  1. have it located.
  2. if it's still close to you and on "safe ground" (e.g. in your house/garden), have it play an alert so you hear it and can pick it
  3. if it's really where it shouldn't be (i.e. someone else picked it up for good), first try to retrieve your data (see e.g. Retrieving text messages from stolen Android phone). Also consider to report it stolen to the police as long as it is trackable (i.e. before you wipe it) -- chances are you might get it back. Time is a critical point here, since on the other hand waiting too long might rob you of the chance to securely wipe your data

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