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Prepare your smartphone and laptop for the holidays

Holiday mood is slowly coming up. With these tips, your devices and data are safe.

Thanks to the regained freedom after the corona lockdown, many people feel like traveling. When you go on vacation, however, there are certain risks for the hardware you take with you. Almost all of our lives are on our smartphones. You can’t imagine what it would be like if it were stolen. Online PC explains what needs to be considered.

Update smartphone & Co.

Example Huawei P 20 Pro (Android 9)

Source: Screenshot / PCtipp.ch

In order to make it harder for possible attackers, you should keep the respective operating system up to date. Outdated software without the latest security patches pleases the attackers.-

For both Android and iOS devices, you can find the update information via the device settings. For Android devices, colleague Bodoky explained in a video tip how to manually initiate an update (status: 2019).-

For my Huawei device (Android 9) it works like this: Settings> System> Software Update> Check for Update. Upates can be found on an older Android tablet Settings> General device information. Depending on the manufacturer and operating system or version, the names may vary.

If you want to update a laptop with Windows 10:

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