Sending a broken Xiaomi to Amazon for repair – should I be worried about my data?
I have a Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro with a completely broken screen. The phone itself still works: it receives calls, alarms go off, so I'm pretty sure it's still functioning normally. I just can't interact with it because the display is unusable.
I need to send it to Amazon for repair, and I have a question about data security.
First, I marked the phone as lost using Find My Device and sent the command to erase all data. As far as I understand, the wipe will only happen once the phone connects to the internet. It wasn't connected to Wi-Fi when the screen broke, so I don't think the erase has happened yet.
I also removed the phone from my banking app, so I assume that, without my credentials, it wouldn't be easy for anyone to access my bank account.
That said, the phone still contains other personal and sensitive data. Before I send it in for repair, is there anything else I should do? Am I missing any important precautions?
Or am I worrying more than necessary? Realistically, how concerned should I be about someone at a repair center attempting to access the phone, especially my banking app or other personal data?