Smartphones nowadays contain our total existence in a digital format. Literally, all kinds of personal information can be extracted if you can manage to get your hands on someone’s smartphone. Thanks to applications and social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus, extracting personal information including usernames, passwords, credit card numbers, current location, and employment details etc is easy. This of course makes it a great opportunity for hackers and miscreants to hack into someone’s smartphone and use the information extracted against them.
In this article, we will share some tips on how you can encrypt an Android based smartphone and help prevent data thefts.
Review Apps Before Downloading
It has been observed that most of the viruses come from downloading third party apps, that directly attack your private data. The simplest way to stay away from this situation is to double check every single app before downloading. You can read up the reviews, check it’s ratings etc before downloading and installing the app on your Android phone.
Encrypt Your Device
Android allows you to encrypt your device; in case you want to secure your personal information. From your own device you can turn on encryption from the security feature. You should also always lock the apps that are important to you or contain sensitive information. There are a lot of encryption apps (free to use!) out there available on the Google Play Android Market.
Keep A Lock At Your Device
Not having a pin on your device means you are welcoming the third person to mess up or steal your sensitive information. You can go with any of the available locking methods available including password, facelock, pin number, or pattern. In order to fully assure yourself you can also try using two-layers of security on your Android device.
Backup Your Files
No matter what you do, there’s always a risk with encryption tools and methods to secure your data on Android phones. The best possible solution still is having your data backed up on a secondary storage, so you can use restore it in case you lose your data on your smartphone. Having your data backed up can be a blessing if you happen to lose your smartphone, or if it gets stolen.
Use Multiple Accounts
If you’re not the only using your Android powered device, then it’s a good idea to create separate user accounts for everyone. This way, you can have your own privacy settings with your own account details including usernames, passwords, bank details etc. An unlimited number of general accounts can be created. The option for creating multiple accounts can be found under Settings -> Users
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