Geek Posted March 29, 2012 Posted March 29, 2012 <div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/set-lock-screen-message.jpg" alt="Set a Lock Screen Message for Returning a Lost iPad" title="set-lock-screen-message" width="620" height="465" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28940" /></p> <p>If you’re worried about losing an iPad or iPhone, you can greatly assist the chances of getting the iOS device returned to you by setting a custom “If Found” message as the lock screens wallpaper. This only takes a minute or two to set up:</p> <ol> <li>Use a drawing app (<a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/paper-by-fiftythree/id506003812" target="_blank">Paper for iPad</a> is free and popular right now) to write out a simple “If Found” message, include a name, phone number, email address, and physical address for best results. When finished, save that image to the Photos Library.</li> <li>Open the image from Photos app, tap the arrow box in the upper right corner, and select “Use as Wallpaper” then tap “Set Lock Screen”</li> </ol> <p>Be sure to situate the image so that the message is always visible regardless of device orientation, this can be tricky to get perfect, but using a more squared “if found” image fits well.</p> <p>Combine this tip with a <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2012/03/19/secure-ipad-iphone-strong-passcode/">secure lock screen passcode</a> and Find My iPad/iPhone (configured <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/12/how-to-setup-icloud/">within iCloud set up</a>) to provide some added security and to further improve chances of tracking down a lost or stolen iOS device.</p> <p>Mac users can set <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/28/login-and-lock-screen-message-in-mac-os-x-lion/">a similar lock/login screen message in OS X as well</a>, though Lion or newer is required and it’s slightly less obvious than the wallpaper method.</p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XIkW1QDxa0kohPU8bxHPePMSmqw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XIkW1QDxa0kohPU8bxHPePMSmqw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XIkW1QDxa0kohPU8bxHPePMSmqw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XIkW1QDxa0kohPU8bxHPePMSmqw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=EoAuSwD0V_o:I-h6Ze_kI5A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=EoAuSwD0V_o:I-h6Ze_kI5A:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=EoAuSwD0V_o:I-h6Ze_kI5A:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=EoAuSwD0V_o:I-h6Ze_kI5A:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=EoAuSwD0V_o:I-h6Ze_kI5A:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=EoAuSwD0V_o:I-h6Ze_kI5A:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=EoAuSwD0V_o:I-h6Ze_kI5A:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/EoAuSwD0V_o" height="1" width="1"/> View the full article
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