Simple Ways to Protect Data in Your Android Mobile

Guest Post by Sharon Stouffer.

An Android phone has plenty of features that help everyone in simplifying many transactions in daily life. Emails, financial transactions, social networking, shopping and banking have all become extraordinarily easy with the use of an Android phone. The device is also extremely useful for storing personal and professional information including passwords to bank accounts, email ids and so on. If you are the owner of an Android phone; which has almost all your life’s details on it, protecting the device and its data should be an important concern to you. Here are some simple and yet extremely effective ways in which you can protect the data in your Android phone.

Using the password facility

The device has to be protected by the use of screen lock passwords. Depending on the device you own, you can choose a ‘number only’ password or an ‘alphanumeric’ password. You can also choose facial recognition to unlock your device. Create a password that is difficult for others to decipher. Try and avoid passwords made from your name. It is worth and saves your effort of typing in the password each time you want to use the phone.

Physical safety of the Android phone

This may seem like a rather obvious and simple thing to state but you have to pay attention to the physical safety of your device. Often, one leaves it on a table or a chair and attends to other things even in a public place. You should consciously keep the phone in sight or in your pocket at all times. Even when travelling, keep the phone in an inner pocket of the bag rather than leaving it accessible to thieves. Pay attention to the data when you are planning to sell the Android phone too. Most experts state that Android devices hold data even after they have been wiped and factory settings have been restored. So it is better to destroy the device rather than sell it.

Using applications that protect data

There is a wide range of Android apps that go into making all your transactions and your need for information easier. However, your data security should begin even before you download these apps. Check the entire list of permissions that the app needs. It is highly recommended to uncheck the permission for accessing email contacts or phone contacts. It is also recommended to shop for apps within the confines of the Android app market. You can also disable USB debugging and enable full disk encryption – if that option is available.

Using mobile monitoring apps

It is recommended to install mobile monitoring apps like Mobile Spy. This stealth monitoring software can be installed on your Android device and will work in the background. Such Cell phone spy software is packed with very useful features that help in spying on the phone. But to protect data, there are two features that will come of great use. One is the ability of the software to give the GPS location of the phone. The other feature is the ability to monitor the phone with website monitoring tools. With such an online account, you can locate the phone in the event that it gets stolen or is lost.


Sharon Stouffer is an active blogger who loves to blog on latest Mobile Technology. She is passionate about the new and innovative mobile applications and has created a site wherein she reviews and provides insight into various mobile monitoring softwares.