Tech Checklist Before You Travel
Before any trip — even a short one — take 10 minutes to run through this checklist. It protects your phone and your information if anything goes wrong while you are away:
5-step travel tech checklist
- Back up your iPhone or iPad to iCloud (Settings → your name → iCloud → iCloud Backup → Back Up Now). This saves all your photos, contacts, and settings in case your device is lost or stolen.
- Confirm Find My is turned on (Settings → your name → Find My → Find My iPhone → On). This lets you locate, lock, or erase your device remotely if it goes missing.
- Call your carrier (Rogers, Bell, Telus, or your provider) to ask about roaming plans if you are travelling outside Canada. Roaming charges can be very high without a plan.
- Write down your carrier's customer service number on paper and keep it in your wallet. If your phone is stolen, you will not be able to look it up on the device.
- Take a screenshot of your boarding pass, hotel confirmation, and travel insurance policy. Save these to your camera roll so they are accessible without internet.
Avoid public Wi-Fi for sensitive tasks
Public Wi-Fi at airports and hotels is not secure. Use your mobile data plan for banking, email, and anything with a password. For general browsing (maps, news), public Wi-Fi is usually fine.