Best Smartphone Anti-Theft Apps for Android
Nobody has ever enjoyed having their phone stolen, even back when they had green screens, no Internet capability, definitely no camera and the best game in the world (which is without doubt, Snake). Today however, with how advanced our Android devices have gotten, it’s even worse than ever before.
We keep all of our private information on our Android smartphones, including banking apps, tons of personal details and photos of all of our most enjoyable, private, intimate and proud moments in life. While it is impossible to prevent theft altogether (obviously there are things you can do to reduce the risk), it is possible to help retrieve your device or make sure nobody gets their hands on your precious information.
Read on below to discover 5 great apps which are perfect for keeping your device safe and helping you relocate it should the worse happen and somebody decides to take it.
Prey Anti Theft – Mobile Tracking & Security
First on our list is Prey. This app is a great tool that you can set-up with multiple different features. This includes stuff such as the ability to lock a device if it’s stolen, take a picture with your camera, set alarms off to cause commotion, block the use of the device altogether and much more.
Cerberus anti theft
Cerberus Anti Theft is one of the best mobile security apps you can get your hands on. You can set it to protect all of your personal information by allowing the device to get erased (as a last resort of course), control it via SMS and get notifications if someone removes your sim card and inserts a new one, along with the cell number of the new sim card. It’s a great app that is packed with helpful features.
Lookout Security & Antivirus
Next on our list is Lookout Security & Antivirus. This app offers additional features to just locating and locking your phone by also acting as an antivirus app at the same time. If your device gets stolen you can locate it on Google Maps, block and format your smartphone as well as backup data to restore at a later date.
Bitdefender Antivirus Free
Bitdefender is similar to the above app as it also acts as an antivirus, or more accurately it acts primarily as an antivirus, but it does come with anti-theft features as well. Some of the features include being able to listen to the microphone of your device, set alarms off and control things via SMS commands. All-in-all its an absolutely fantastic app that shouldn’t be overlooked.
Anti Theft Alarm
Anti Theft Alarm might not be the best app our there in regards to anti-theft apps, however it is one of the best in what it does. The great thing about it is that you can set your device to make alarms go off either if it is unplugged from a charger or if motion is noticed. You can turn the features off and on at will, so it won’t go off making crazy alarms when you pick it up each time but when you feel the need, you can activate it and keep your ears open.
