Android Using tips
1. Use a pin, password or pattern to lock your phone. Setting this up is easy: On many Android devices, go to your Location & Security Settings for instructions. On phones equipped with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), you can even set the phone to recognize your face and unlock the screen. You can also adjust the delay before the security lock turns back on.
2. Download apps only from trusted stores. If you’re browsing for a new game or something more productive, use places such as Google Play. Make sure you check ratings and reviews if they are available, and read the app’s privacy policy to see exactly what phone features it will have access to if you download. The McAfee® SiteAdvisor® and App Alert features with the Verizon Mobile Security app can help do some of this work for you. Also, on Android phones, you can visit the Applications Settings and tell your phone not to install apps from unknown sources.
3. Back up your data. This is more about protecting and restoring your information should disaster strike. With Verizon’s Backup Assistant Plus and Verizon Cloud, for example, you can save your contacts, music, pictures, videos and documents to the cloud.
4. Keep your operating system and apps updated. There are typically periodic updates to both of these that not only add new features, but also offer tightened security.
5. Log out of sites after you make a payment. If you bank or shop from your smartphone, log out of those sites once your transactions are complete. Other tips include not storing your usernames and passwords on your phone and avoiding transactions while you are on public Wi-Fi.
6. Turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® when not in use. You think of them as ways to connect to something, but thieves can use them to connect to your device and access files.
7. Avoid giving out personal information. That text message that looks to be from your bank may not be. If you get requests via email or text for account information from any business, contact the business directly to confirm the request. The same advice goes for tapping links in unsolicited emails or texts.
8. Install an Android security app. Verizon Mobile Security includes free protection from viruses and malware and warns you before you proceed to risky websites—all powered by McAfee. For a monthly fee, you can upgrade to Premium Security: you’ll get App Alert to learn what personal data your apps are accessing and recovery features to remotely locate, lock, alarm or wipe a lost or misplaced device.
9. Protect your investment. Research shows that 7 out of 10 people lose their device. Many are shocked at the high out-of-contract price of replacing a lost device with an equivalent make and model. Don’t let this happen to you.Total Equipment Coverage provides a replacement device, as soon as the next day, if yours is lost, stolen, damaged or has a mechanical or electrical defect after the manufacturer’s warranty expires.
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