There are two reasons why you need to clear all History in your Android device. One is to keep your device’s memory from getting stuffed up, which in turn helps to run your device smoothly. The other reason is to make sure that nobody gets any information about you by going through your browsing history. The 1 Tap Cleaner app will help you clear your device’s history with, you guessed it, just 1 tap.

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 If you have an annoying sibling at home, who’s always meddling with your Android device, here’s an idea that should stop them from tampering with it: use an Android app that needs a password to unlock the screen. The Hidden Lock Lite is one such app that lets you customize the way you unlock your screen.

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As mobile computing is on the rise, so are the attacks on Web privacy and security. Phishing is a way of attempting to acquire information such as usernames, passwords, and even credit cards details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity.

If you use your Android device to browse a lot, then it is always safe to install an app that would warn you before you visit a phishing site. I found the Phishlock app really good.

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 A portable Android device can contain more personal details than we care to realize, like private messages, email, photographs, contacts and call logs. Rather than leave all this information freely accessible you can password protect apps that might contain sensitive information, just in case someone at home or the workplace tries to pry into your life by way of your Android phone or tablet.

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I recently installed an efficient Android security and app manager app on my phone, good enough to write about; this app I think is easily one of the best multi-tasking Android apps out there.

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Like a lof of Android users, you probably download apps from the Android Market every day or at least every week. And like other Android users you probably tap on the “Accept and Download” tab without thinking about it when the apps ask for permissions. But let me warn you that this could be potentially dangerous to your Android device! Many apps are spyware, and if you don’t take proper notice of the permissions, you may be attracting new spyware to your device.

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When you can’t find your Android phone, what do you do? You grab another phone and dial your number, right? But what happens if your phone is in Silent Mode, switched off, or worse still, if it’s stolen? Here’s an app that will provide you some relief, it’s called ‘Where’s My Droid’.

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As Android is an open source OS, there are many apps that are actually viruses in disguise, and when they are downloaded and installed they can cause the Android device some real trouble. Android devices are also vulnerable to malware usually “caught” when users download stuff from the Net. It is therefore essential to install a good Anti-Virus app on Android devices. I have found Dr. Web Anti-Virus Light quite useful.

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I use my Android smartphone to do some of my official work when I’m not in office, and I also store a lot of personal information on it. S martphone security is becoming a big issue these days; there is a lot of spyware and malware doing the rounds. So I searched the Android Market to see if I could find any worthy apps to secure my Android phone. I found the Bitdefender Mobile Security app quite useful.

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