Top android settings to strengthen your phone security.
                     TOP ANDROID SETTINGS TO 
STRENGTHEN YOUR PHONE SECURITY
APP PERMISSIONS
• Android apps are never able to 
access your personal data or any 
part of your phone unless you 
explicitly give them the permission 
to do so.
• You can go back and revisit all your 
app permissions to make sure 
everything's in good shape now.
Source: www.computerworld.com
GOOGLE PLAY 
PROTECT
• Unless you inadvertently disabled 
it at some point, Play Protect 
should be up and running on your 
phone.
• To do so, just open the Security 
section of your Android system 
settings. Tap the line labeled 
Google Play Protect.
Source: www.computerworld.com
SAFE BROWSING
• While Chrome's Safe Browsing 
mode is enabled by default, 
though, the app has a newer and 
more effective version of the same 
system called Enhanced Safe 
Browsing. And it's up to you to 
enable and opt into it.
Source: www.computerworld.com
LOCK SCREEN 
LIMITATIONS
• If you tend to get sensitive 
messages or just want to step up 
your security and privacy game, 
you can restrict how much 
notification info is shown on your 
lock screen.
Source: www.computerworld.com
SMART LOCK
• Android's Smart Lock feature is 
designed to counteract that 
tendency by making security a 
teensy bit less annoying.
Source: www.computerworld.com
TWO-FACTOR 
AUTHENTICATION
• Using your phone's own "Security 
Key" option as the default method, 
if it's available, followed by 
"Google prompts" and an 
authenticator app as secondary 
methods is necessary for all.
Source: www.computerworld.com
LOCKDOWN MODE
• Provided you're using a phone with 
Android 9 or higher, an option 
called lockdown mode is 
something that you can enable. 
• Once enabled, it gives you an easy 
way to temporarily lock down your 
phone from all biometric and 
Smart Lock security options.
Source: www.computerworld.com
SCREEN PINNING
• Screen pinning makes it possible 
for you to lock a single app or 
process to your phone and then 
require a password or fingerprint 
authentication before anything 
else can be accessed.
Source: www.computerworld.com
GUEST MODE
• If you want to let someone else 
use your phone without ever 
encountering your personal 
information, then you can go for 
guest mode.
Source: www.computerworld.com
FIND MY DEVICE
• Whether you've simply misplaced 
your phone around the house or 
office or lost it out, always 
remember that Android has its own 
built-in mechanism for finding, 
ringing, locking, and even erasing 
a device from afar.
Source: www.computerworld.com