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Hey. Just wanted to put this out there. This free program is an anti virus that lets you back your info messages and pictures up online. It also had the ability to find your phone if lost.
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How is that a anti virus app should be a back up.app
Edit: how the hell can a android get a virus, really wondering
I think it more or less just let's us know the reputation of an app i( ie: if an app accesses data that it has no need to look at ).
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Also probly kills ur battery pretty bad too
Hasn't been too bad on mine, although I come from a Pre. Still getting a days worth out of my battery. It only scans the app on an install, otherwise it's just sitting in the background not doing too much.
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I wouldnt trust anything that had the ability to pull info off of my phone and upload it online. WAY to much room for identity theft.
This would work for me. I have a credit freeze on all 3 credit bureaus as a precaution so I wouldn't mind this at all. I'll hold off to and check this thread for any comments.
Dredge said:
I wouldnt trust anything that had the ability to pull info off of my phone and upload it online. WAY to much room for identity theft.
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Well u are missing some good apps. Wavesecure and Backup Pro are great apps that does that.
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Hey
I'm trying to find out about apps that track data usage.
As most of you know, vzw will eventually switch to a tiered dataplan. So I guess that when my 2 years are up, I will have to switch.
Anyway, im sure there are apps that can tell me exactly how much data I really use on average and I'm wondering which app would be the best one.
Preferably a free app.
Any suggestions?
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I have been using date counter widget for a long time now and love it. Free and very accurate.
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I liked 3G Watchdog free in Market...has some cool features!
i use 3gwatchdog too, it really good, and widget included
looking for something similar.
I did a search in the "infuse" forum and couldn't find a thread.
What is the best app out there to lock, clean and/or find your phone? The best one on the market looks to be "Lookout Mobile Security". Any ideas?
Lookout is what I run, its pretty nice and it works. I have the free version but there is a paid one, I believe it has one or 2 more feature. The free one with give you app scanning, lost or stolen phone location (tested and works) and a quite nice feature of sending a siren noice to your phone if you happen to misplace your phone while on vibrate.
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I've got SeekDroid on my phone.
Phonelocator pro. Everything it's done by text command, nothing running in the background. Battery life has no affect unlike others. Also if your rooted copy the apk to your system and u could auto enable GPS.
Samsung Infuse 4G
i love lookout mobile security. you can track your phone on their website. and you can make it "scream" if you cant find it, even if its on silent. it also has an "antivirus" which im not sold on (its linux, its not a window "virus"). it has more advanced features too if you pay for them.
I'm using SeekDroid. I was using Lookout before but felt like it was using up my battery life.
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i love lookout mobile security. you can track your phone on their website. and you can make it "scream" if you cant find it, even if its on silent. it also has an "antivirus" which im not sold on (its linux, its not a window "virus"). it has more advanced features too if you pay for them.
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Actually its not really antivirus, just similar to anti-malware, like rouge apps
Phone locator pro is the best out there. It even turns gps on if you have it off
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well it's a three way tie between Lookout, Seekdroid and Phone Locator.
I run Lookout as it does a pretty good job of anti-malware, keeps a running backup online so you can restore from a specified date, live tracks your device, "screams" the device to help you find it, and gives you the ability to remotely wipe it from their site.
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I use lookout too
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Seekdroid. Already used it to find my phone twice. Works flawlessly and very accurate.
Seekdroid
Seekdroid has worked for me before
Don't just look in your device threads for what would be a universal android app. You will have better results and more options. I can't give thoughts on any of them though as I don't use them, never lost a $600 dollar anything.
Plan B
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb&feature=search_result
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Plan B
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb&feature=search_result
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I don't know what's better the name or the app itself. That is a great idea from Lookout.
We do not which one is better for android has huge various devices.
And no app can cover all of them.
We have try this app with Galaxy S3/S4/Nexus 5, maybe you can download and have a try...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phonefindandlock
Hey folks,
I want to install an app that allows me to find my phone if lost. Preferably one with an option to turn GPS on remotely because I have it always turned off because I don't use it...
Is that possible?
Thanks,
Ben
Avast Mobile Security or Lookout
Andromanno said:
Hey folks,
I want to install an app that allows me to find my phone if lost. Preferably one with an option to turn GPS on remotely because I have it always turned off because I don't use it...
Is that possible?
Thanks,
Ben
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Try using Avast Mobile Security or Lookout, Lookout provides several features for mobile security.
P.S. Usage of these apps result in quite a lot of battery drainage.
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Try using Avast Mobile Security or Lookout, Lookout provides several features for mobile security.
P.S. Usage of these apps result in quite a lot of battery drainage.
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Yeah I was not planning on getting any of these apps.. Just one that allows me to track my phone if needed
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Yeah I was not planning on getting any of these apps.. Just one that allows me to track my phone if needed
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The two mentioned above are some of the better-known options. AVAST! Mobile Security is actually not bad at all, although I'm sure it does produce some battery drain. I had it running for quite a while, with most of the options other than those related to tracking turned off.
You don't need the tracking turned on all the time. I have Avast! installed and there's no discernible battery drain, my using the XDA app drains more.
You can configure various ways of having it tell you where the phone is - such as having location sent if battery is getting low.
Unfortunately, most phone thieves know about anti-theft programs and can just turn the phone off until they wipe/flash it or hand it over to the person in the operation that does that. Can be useful if you misplace the phone and an innocent person brings it to a lost and found, but against thieves the best you can really do is report it to the police and get in contact with the carrier.
I will try avast too ty
Ive heard Android Lost is pretty good:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androidlost&hl=en
Plan B is great!
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Plan B is great!
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It doesn't work on newer phones apparently.
Cerberus is the absolute king. It allows you to take pics/vids, record sound, turn on gps and data, anything you would ever need
Yes, cerberus is great, even with data off you can control it using sms.
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I installed Kaspersky Mobile security today which came with Anti-theft features for tracking a lost phone via SMS & Data.
+1 on cerberus anti theft, it will do everything your looking for with ease.
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the best tracking
actual i use dr. web light it is good about my option....
+1 to dr. Web
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Thanks!
Thanks everyone for the contributions!
So far I like "Android Lost" the most because that's all I really need/want really..
But what if someone would hack your account and controls your phone? How safe and secure is it really to add that feature to your phone?
Does it eat a lot of battery?
Hi,
I personally prefer truspy. It automaticaly report the accurate gps history even if the target phone set gps off. The app is free.
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Cerberus
+1 from me for Cerberus. Most features from competition and easy use.
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dr web light is nice!
So I've been looking at the smart watches and just wondering if they are really worth the money. I have an s3 so what features would it really have? Thanks
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well i can talk only with my experience.
first of all i bought it because i need a good tool to pass through tracks in spotify without having to take out of the trausers and open the phone each time.
Then i also bought it coz i can't be all the day looking at my phone. with it i can just see which whatsapp notifications are important enough to answer.
when i had it i noticed that it also have twitter but i dt use it a lot.
the other apps for me are not very important.
hope that this small "review" helped somehow
bests
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aka_sirok said:
well i can talk only with my experience.
first of all i bought it because i need a good tool to pass through tracks in spotify without having to take out of the trausers and open the phone each time.
Then i also bought it coz i can't be all the day looking at my phone. with it i can just see which whatsapp notifications are important enough to answer.
when i had it i noticed that it also have twitter but i dt use it a lot.
the other apps for me are not very important.
hope that this small "review" helped somehow
bests
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Ok thanks man, I was gonna get one for simple, don't need to pull out the phone use. Seems like it's the watch to get, thanks again.
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If you use Instant Messaging and Social apps, these are perfect.
Since you will always wear it(I assume), it will push to you notifications you would need.
There are also apps made for it(GPS Map, Calendar, Sports Trackers, etc.) that makes it better.
Can we have heart rate monitoring with the watch (with or without an ant+ band?)
I won mine at the XDA Devcon in Miami. I love it. I was missing calls from being away from my desk and the phone on silent. Now I don't. It rocks.
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The best Feature is the GPS Map :thumbup:
Actually I would not leave the house without this clock!
So I am new here, however, I have been thinking of the idea of a smart watch or band, " the quotes, or in thought of...
But seems more lately watches are a thing of the past like in the movie apprenticeship, more people use their phones for checking time or setting alarms,
I do like the nfc enable features I.E phone music streaming, media playback, pedometer, so on, is Sony the brand to go with in that aspect?