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So I found a cell phone lying on the road, I almost ran it over. I picked it up and it was almost fully charged. I tried to figure out the owner but the idiot didn't put a scroll message saying call this number if lost. So can I keep it? If I turn it into some police dept they will just toss it in the garbage. Calling the cell carrier without that IDME... number they can't do shit either. I suppose I could factory wipe it and get the number that way, but I'm sure the owner if found would hate that idea. Update: the phone is back with it's very happy owner. Thanks all for your ideas and moral guidance about getting it back to them.

So I found a cell phone lying on the road, I almost ran it over. I picked it up and it was almost fully charged. I tried to figure out the owner but the idiot didn't put a scroll message saying call this number if lost. So can I keep it? If I turn it into some police dept they will just toss it in the garbage. Calling the cell carrier without that IDME... number they can't do shit either. I suppose I could factory wipe it and get the number that way, but I'm sure the owner if found would hate that idea. Update: the phone is back with it's very happy owner. Thanks all for your ideas and moral guidance about getting it back to them.

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[–] • 2 pts

I actually figured out how to do just what you recommended with the picture and that opened up another screen when I used the slide down feature. There was a couple of people who had sent the phone messages and the owner reset their password for Google at like 1:00 in the morning so I sent that Google email address an email telling them I think I have their phone but prove it first so hopefully they will call and we can meet up and I can give it back to them. They actually did try to call I think but I had fallen asleep by then I'm an early to bed early to rise kind of person. Thank you for the tip

[–] • 0 pt

Glad it worked out for you.

[–] • 2 pts

He's got it back now. Dude gave me 50 bucks. I tried to say no but he insisted. He was happier than a pig in shit.

[–] • 0 pt

Excellent. I hope you've less than an actual hour of your time invested. That would make it a reasonable payrate for the time.