Android devices are really a necessity and most of the time all of the important details are saved in these gadgets for easy access. People should always have their devices secured as the information therein might fall in the wrong hands and use the information for their malicious activities.
Flagstaff, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/13/2015 -- With the technological revolution and advancements, a mobile device such as an Android tablet and smartphones is probably one of the most personal things a person owns. In fact, people carry these gadgets around most of the time as it can be used to access the most personal and sensitive data. This is why Google is constantly innovating with Android's security features.
There are some security features and various services that are made available to almost all android device there is minus the third-party software. With the current android phones, there are already security suites that users can activate as soon as a person gets a hold of his new android gadget although adding the basic software can make the device safer.
Here are some of the latest Android security features developed by Google for better user protection:
- The Android Device Manager has developed a device tracking feature that is specially designed to locate, lock, wipe saved information, and ring the device remotely. This special feature is not a perfect mobile device security system, but it's a basic that every person should utilize. There won't be a need to install any special software on any mobile phone to track it, it just needs t be enabled from the Google settings. However, the Device manager App needs to be installed if a person has multiple devices and needs to locate one using the other devices.
- The Two-Factor Authentication provides a more powerful security for a person's entire Google account. With this android security feature, the Android device user will be able to protect both his passwords and the gadget.
- Phone Encryption Capability. Encryption is actually a good practice, but when one encrypts all the content the device may have effects on the phone's performance. But with today's latest android phone models, there may be really minor changes in the speed and performance of the phone.
- Screen Lock Features. This is actually a very basic feature that should be used at all times to secure important information. Android phones have a lot more ways than one to ensure that no other person can unlock cell phone units. Modern phones may be locked using a PIN code, a pattern, a password, or the use of the face of the owner. With the modernization in this security feature, some people who hate using screen locks would just use the "Unlock with WIFI" feature which disables the lock when automatically connected to a known WIFI source.
- Owner Info on the Lock Screen. This is also one of the most basic; the owner's info or name may be indicated on the screen even when the phone is locked. Important contact details may also be included. Sometimes people who may have found the android gadget may want to return it to the owner and having the owner's name written in the screen would really help.
Android devices are really a necessity and most of the time all of the important details are saved in these gadgets for easy access. People should always have their devices secured as the information therein might fall in the wrong hands and use the information for their malicious activities.
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