Martin Lewis Advises Users to Secure Phones with Biometrics and IMEI Codes
# Martin Lewis Urges iPhone and Android Users to 'Enter 5-Digit Code Now'
Martin Lewis, the well-known financial expert, has issued crucial advice for mobile phone users. He emphasizes the importance of ensuring your device is secure and encourages everyone to take immediate action.
Lewis specifically advises users to configure their biometric security settings, including both face recognition and fingerprint identification. “Make sure your biometrics are set up, your face or fingerprint ID both on your phone. And your banking apps, that's very important, not just on one, make sure it's on both,” he stressed.
In addition to biometric security, Lewis highlights another critical action for users. He recommends that everyone should type *#06# into their phones. He explained, “Next one, everybody do this now. Type into your phone *#06#. Rachel's making a note. That's *#06#. You'll get it like what looks like a series of barcodes come up, those are your IMEI numbers. Screen grab those, email them to yourself, that's the ID you'll need if your phone's nicked, so that you can recognise your phone, *#06#.”
This advice underlines the necessity of staying vigilant in protecting personal devices against theft and unauthorized access.
This report is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice.