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Scam alert: Malicious apps can ‘root’ Android devices without the owners’ permission

Posted on July 19, 2021

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One of the great things about modern smartphones and tablets is their ability to run apps that perform a wide variety of useful tasks.

If you can think of something for your device to do on your behalf, there is probably an app for it.

In reality, smartphones and tablets are in fact tiny computers, and the apps they run are actually computer programs, and there’s a downside to that…

Any device that can run a computer program is subject to being attacked by hackers. [Read more…]

How to disable automatic app updates on your smartphone or tablet

Posted on July 17, 2021

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Do you have an iPhone, an iPad or an Android device?

If so, you probably know that by default your device will update your apps automatically as soon as updates become available.

Auto-Updates are fine if you are comfortable with accepting every app’s “permissions” and you are almost always in a place where there’s a strong cellular or Wi-Fi signal available.

But if you prefer to review the permissions before allowing your apps to update (yes, permissions are updated at times) or if you are often in places with weak signal coverage, you’d probably be better off setting Auto-Updates to “Off”.

[Read more…]

How to safely allow someone to borrow your Android phone

Posted on May 24, 2021

Do you often loan your Android phone to other people and worry that they might view your photos or access your online accounts while the phone is in their possession?

If so, you’ll be happy to know that most recent Android devices have a “Guest” account that will allow someone else to use the phone without having access to your photos or data.

All you need to do is switch the phone to the “Guest” account before handing it over to them. Here’s how: [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I open a PDF document on my phone?

Posted on December 26, 2020

Question from Barry:  I need to do some maintenance on my leaf blower so I downloaded the owner’s manual to my phone.

The file downloaded just fine but when I try to open it I get an error message saying there’s no app for opening PDF files on my device.

What am I doing wrong? I really need to open this file so I can work on my leaf blower.

Rick’s answer:  [Read more…]

Here’s a real-world example of why you need to disable ‘In-App Purchases’ on your phone or tablet

Posted on December 15, 2020

I’ve written in the past about the dangers of leaving “In-App Purchases” enabled on your smartphone or tablet.

Truth be told, it really is quite easy to rack up some serious charges by making accidental purchases while using your favorite apps or playing a game.

[Read more…]

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