Make your mobile phone safe: the best tips

With simple means you make your cell phone safe and unauthorized access more difficult. We have put together a few tips for you to protect your smartphone and your data.

Make your mobile phone safe: lock your smartphone

The lock screen is a very simple measure for more security.

• Set the lock so that the time until the lock screen appears is fairly short.
• The lock screen alone does not offer security if it is easy to unlock. If you use the code lock, it looks very easy.
• However, your code should meet the requirements for a secure password. If possible, you should set six instead of just four digits as your PIN.
• If your cell phone has a fingerprint scanner or Face ID, use these functions.

Activate the search function

The search function is helpful to find your smartphone.

• Be it lost or stolen - if you have activated the search function, you can track the location of your smartphone.
• Some smartphones can then be blocked or deleted remotely. Your cell phone is gone, but no one has access to your data.

Backups ensure security

You should make backups regularly.

• On the one hand, a backup is used to back up your data if your cell phone is lost.
• Such a backup is of course also very practical if you have deleted your smartphone remotely and then find it again.
• You can find step-by-step instructions on how to create an iTunes backup and instructions for Android backup without root in our practical tips.

Anti-virus program also for smartphones

Not only computers, but also smartphones can be infected by viruses.

• Virus protection is now also useful for smartphones. We will show you in another article how to check your cell phone for viruses.
• Android virus scanners are several. We compared AVG Antivirus or Avira Antivir for you.
• iOS is generally less susceptible to viruses, but it is also not 100% secure. However, you will hardly find anything in the app store if you are looking for virus protection.

Keep the system up to date

Updates play an important role when it comes to security.

• If you are informed that an update is available, you should install it promptly.
• Updates usually don't just bring new features and iron out minor bugs. Updates often include new security features that protect your phone.

Encrypt your data

If your cell phone falls into the wrong hands, the thieves should not be able to access your data right away.

• One way to make your phone secure is to encrypt your data.
• Android has a setting that you use to encrypt the device. This means that no unauthorized person can access the data.
• For example, on iPhone you can encrypt backups or encrypt notes with Touch ID.

Only load apps from secure sources

Only download apps from trusted sources.

• Don't randomly download apps from anywhere. Limit yourself to secure sources such as the app store or Google Play.
• But don't blindly download any app here either. Take a close look at how many other users have already downloaded and rated this app.
• A look at the permissions is also worthwhile. If an app claims questionable or incomprehensible permissions, stay away from it.

Avoid root or jailbreak

With root and jailbreak you increase the security of your smartphone.

• Some apps can only be used after a jailbreak or root because you need administration rights.
• With this process you not only gain more rights, you also switch off important safety precautions.
• Therefore, you should consider carefully whether an app is worth it.

Sales only after reset

Actually a matter of course, nevertheless we mention it again.

• If you want to sell your cell phone, you certainly do not want to sell your data with it.
• Deleting alone is not enough. Before you sell, you should definitely reset a cell phone. This will permanently delete all data and not pass it on.
• We will show you how to reset an iPhone to factory settings, as well as how to proceed when you reset an Android smartphone to factory settings.

In the next practical tip, we have five more tips for more security - then it's about how to secure your WiFi.

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