Today, I finally password-protected my phone, to protect it from my friends' favorite game: stealing it and sending stupid texts, and hijacking my Facebook. They quickly found a new game. My phone is now locked for 24 hours due to too many attempts to guess the password. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was playing with my phone and turned it on lock mode. I changed my lock code a few months ago, so that no one would be able to guess it. Turns out I can't guess it either. FML
Today, I woke up to a brand new password on my phone that only my wife knows. Apparently, she thinks I've been looking at my phone more than I've been talking to her lately. FML
Today, I was trying to change my PIN code in order to make my phone more secure and prevent people from getting information from it. Instead, I somehow ended up locking my phone permanently. FML
Today, I remember that I changed my phone lock password when I was still half asleep this morning, but I don't remember what I changed it to. FML
Today, my brother thought it would be funny to disable my iPod Touch for 45 minutes. After 45 minutes, I went to enter my password. I missed a number accidentally. 50 minutes to go. FML
Today, my cell phone broke. It wouldn't even turn on. I went online to access my account so that I could order a new phone. I couldn't remember my password. The phone company had an option of "forgot my password". Upon clicking I get a message saying "Your password will be sent to your phone". FML
Today, I'm locked out of my phone, out of my email, and out of my credit card. All websites to restore access to all of these send text messages to your phone or an app to unlock them. On top of that, I only got 3 hours of sleep. FML
Today, I spent several minutes trying to log into my email, only to realize I was typing my work password instead of my personal one. After three failed attempts, my account locked me out for 24 hours. Now I can’t check my emails or reset the password because they need me to check my email. FML
Today, I spent an hour trying to log into my work email. I apparently kept typing the wrong password and eventually got locked out for 24 hours. My boss texted me five minutes later asking why I wasn’t responding to his emails. FML
Today, I let a guy I like look at my phone. A second later I remembered I had a secret copy of his Facebook profile picture on there to show a friend what he looked like. I was forced to tackle him to get my phone back. FML
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Top comments
TheNewMirage 10
I know you're feeling. Here's a trick that worked for me: "Don't ever let them get you, never lose eye on your phone and be damn quick when they try to get it." You must not only feel the phone, but be the phone
iffy 20
Connect it to your iTunes = Problem solved
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fmylifeNOT 15
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That sucks but my friends always do it!!!
mercifulbane 3
and the asshole awards go to...
wcc7777777 5
Yeah i hated that so much. But when i jailbroke my phone there was a tweak that prevented locking up my phone
CallMeMcFeelii 14
If my friends tried pulling that bullshit they'd get slapped. It wouldn't be no bitchass slap either, I mean a no mercy backhand straight from the pimp god himself. I'll call this god "Hoesnobetta". I'll "Hoesnobetta" 3 times across your ******* face if you try jacking my shit.
CallMeMcFeelii 14
And your hips don't lie. So I know this must be true!
FailBear920 19
@38, I call that God. The Based God!
littlekellilee 45
#48 stop trying to make fetch happen.
swaggalikethat 22
I remember one time, my little sister locked my iPod touch for 1,700 something hours. I don't know how long it took her, but she seemed proud of herself.
cbelanger 9
Oh boy that is horrible OP
fml8956 7
Change your Facebook's password!
negb 30
I'm pretty sure you can connect your phone to your iTunes and it'll let you put the password back in instead of waiting 24 hours
kyu_Q 19
Maybe he doesn't have an IPhone
ThatFancyPenn 18
On iOS 7 you can't lock a phone for an amount if time. If OP doesn't have it maye they should get it for that reason. I hope they don't have a phone that can't upgrade to it :/
anonymous100000 17
I don't understand how this feature helps the phone owner at all..this case put aside, if someone were to steal a phone and have this happen, the owner can either track it or just cancel the service or both. if someone skilled stole a phone, they would hack into the phone np problem anyways. the fact that phone manufacturers put this feature in is stupid and unnecessary
iffy 20
Connect it to your iTunes = Problem solved
zBLAKEz 23
What if it's not an iPhone though?
fml8956 7
Change your Facebook's password. Problem solved.
Robbieisadowg 16
Jailbreak your phone (if its an iPhone) then put a lock on any app that they will be able to hijack.
x_the_lancer_x 13
Nah new friends would be less of a hassle.
CocaColaPepsi 13
Its just a joke, and yes maybe he took it a little too far, but my friends do that to me all the time and I think its pretty funny
CallMeMcFeelii 14
**** that noise, 31. I got some seriously personal shit on my phone. I don't care if you're my best friend of 10 years or a hobo on the bus, you don't **** with my shit. I don't **** with yours, you damn well better not **** with mine. I hate people that do this.
jococo7787 3
I think the best solution for op is to lock it. Like in a vault. And carry the vault with them, opening it when they need to use their phone.
Jessa91 10
I think that would be a great solution
HH15 5
Can you not
184886837272837 32
I'm assuming it's an iPhone because I don't think any other phone locks for 24 hours after too many failed attempts. Anyway if a computer with iTunes is unavailable, hold on the power and home button for 9 secs until your phone reboots. As its coming back up repeatedly press the home button. It should be unlocked when the phone boots up fully ;)
Cory123125 3
If it's an android you can just log in anytime with your Gmail even with a lock
dont_doubt_me 29
I suggest keeping your phone with you at all times.
yesthisischarlie 8
You must be a genius.
niallo 23
I agree. If they keep messing with your phone, stop leaving it where they can get it. It's really the easiest fix. Either that or get new non asshole friends.
TheNewMirage 10
I know you're feeling. Here's a trick that worked for me: "Don't ever let them get you, never lose eye on your phone and be damn quick when they try to get it." You must not only feel the phone, but be the phone
zomgbies 17
If you can dodge a phone.... you can dodge a ball
Googolman 29
Also, most phones have an option to turn off the "disabling" function.
phew_fml 21
Amen
Bigfabthetruth52 22
Hmm, that's an intriguing Psygnosis on how to protect your phone from friends.how about this, simply don't let anyone see your shit that you don't want too and wala.you have to be pretty off to not be aware of someone rummaging through your pockets.
dane18 12
Just keep it in your pocket
auro7 18
Just do it to them back. They might stop once they realize how annoying it is. Also, connect to iTunes and backup so you can just unlock it everytime that happens.
yerawizardlizzy 27
Not everyone has an iPhone
SmuggletheBudgie 15
According to the stats 90% of smart phone users don't have an iphone..
EmmaMK 35
Keep your phone, change your friends.
RedPillSucks 33
Why do you let your friends have your phone in the first place?
Robbieisadowg 16
OP probably does not but they steal it when OP is not looking.
Mynamewontfi 40
Try to do the same to them, maybe they will stop with that bullshit.