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TechnoparkToday.com>> Your android smart phone, the device which carries all your personal data, like your photos, email IDs, passwords, messages, contact list, social media IDs and passwords, banking data etc, so it is very important to keep the device from fraudsters. The below tips may help you to improve the security of your smart device. Here follows some useful tips sourced from internet and some technical articles.
1. Never download attachments from unknown sources.
2. Be careful while installing new apps to your device. Always re-check while allowing permission for the app. Never allow an app to use your social media accounts and contact lists.
3. Always check the number of downloads, rating, and user reviews before downloading an app. Only install if it has a good number of downloads and good rating.
4. Activate Android device manager in Google settings which allows you to track and manage your smart device. After activating the feature in the device, go to the android device manager website using your google account for controlling the device remotely. This feature will locate and even you can lock and reset your device remotely if the device is lost or missed.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.adm
5. Use android antivirus softwares like AVG mobile (antivirus security free), Avast (Mobile security and antivirus), Norton Security, etc. Some antivirus softwares have the option to locate, and remotely wipe data from a lost device.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.avast.android.mobilesecurity
6. Lockwatch Anti-theft. This application will take photograph of the person, who is trying to unlock your device with a wrong password. The application will use phone’s front camera for taking the photograph, and the photo will be e-mailed to you with the GPS location data of the phone. The app will run in the background silently, so the person will be totally unaware of taking the photograph and further actions.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bloketech.lockwatch
7. Prey Anti theft. Prey is the most complete anti-theft application! It lets you track and locate your lost or stolen phone, tablet and laptop. Locate and recover your device with geolocation and many more features. Prey is 100% FREE and you can protect up to 3 devices with one single account. This app will allow you to track your phone using an SMS. If no internet connectivity is available, just send an SMS to your phone. You will get a reply with geographic location details. By this app, the owner can lock, unlock, display a message on the phone screen, turn on alarm, take photographs, and wipe out all the data from the device.
