Your iPhone is securely held together by face/touch ID, your passcode and Apple ID password. Since most of us don't use our Apply ID password in public or a crowded space, it's safe, but your iPhone passcode is more vulnerable. If someone has access to your passcode, it can be disastrous!
Here are just some of the harmful things that could happen to you...
Change the Apple ID password and lock you out of your own ID
Change the face ID or touch ID on your iPhone
Disable 'Find my iPhone'
Lock you out of other devices signed in with the same ID, such as a Mac or iPad
Turn off two-factor authentication
Use Apple Pay and other stored cards
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Android is a mobile operating system developed and released by Google for use in a variety of hand-held devices, such as smart phones, tablets and wearables.
Your phone security is maintained through the combination of your biometric (face & fingerprint), phone passcode and Google account. If your phone is left unlocked or stolen, a lot of personal and dangerous information can be available to anyone and is valuable to fraudsters, hackers and data brokers.
Here are some examples of what could be done...
Change the Android passcode / biometric settings
Turn off two-factor authentication
Disable 'Find my Device'
Lock you out of other devices signed in with the same Google ID
Access personal information stored in your google account and other apps on your phone including social media accounts, email accounts and shopping platform accounts.
Access financial, pass and ticket information stored in your Google Wallet, including bank account/card details, membership accounts and train tickets/boarding passes.
This guide is based upon Googles Android Operating System (OS), which is found on Pixel devices only. However, due to a variety of original equipment manufacturers (Samsung, Xiaomi, One Plus etc) android versions, which are built on Google’s open-source Android with custom user interfaces, some of the features may be named differently, unavailable or in a different settings area on your device. Please consult your manufacturers device user guide or search your settings on your phone.
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