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Forecasts are available at the worldwide, regional, and country levels. Combining the App Locker tip from above with this one makes for some top-notch security for anyone looking to beef up their privacy settings. From the OnePlus Launcher, swipe up to open the app drawer open like usual, then swipe the very left of the screen and drag it to the right.
You will now have access to the Hidden Space mode where you can easily hide any number of apps. Your new hidden apps will now only be accessible from this slide-out menu unless you unhide them.
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This option was introduced to Android quite a while back and is as helpful now as it was back then. With Google's Find My Device, you can locate your phone through GPS on Maps, make the ringer go off if you misplace it, or even remotely wipe your device clean if it does get stolen. From within the main screen here, start by making sure the toggle is enabled so that your device can have access to these features at all times. Now you'll be able to install the Find My Device app to use on another device if yours is lost.
You can even check out the website on a computer, or type in "find my device" through a Google search. One of the quickest and easiest ways to secure your device is through the use of a good old lock screen. By setting a password, a pattern, or a PIN, this can help keep your device protected if it ever falls into the wrong hands.
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It may not seem like much, but strong lock screen security can keep someone at bay when trying to get into your phone. In certain situations, you might want to lock your device down real tight and disable your fingerprint, Face Unlock, and all notifications from the lock screen. If you plan on leaving your device somewhere for an extended period, locking your phone using this method will be very beneficial.
You don't lose your fingerprint data or your facial information for Face Unlock — instead, it just disables them while this mode is active. The only option available to access your phone once Lockdown is triggered will be your PIN or password, which should keep most people at bay when trying to log into your phone. Once you toggle on the above setting for "Show lockdown option," you can then activate this new security setting by long pressing the power button.
Tapping the "Lockdown" option will immediately throw you onto the lock screen. With the rise of using our face to unlock our devices, it might be very convenient, but by default, it has a minor issue that some might have a problem with on OnePlus devices. As soon as you look at your phone with the screen on, it unlocks right away — but what if you were trying to glance at your notifications?
Not a privacy issue by itself per se, but maybe you didn't want to unlock your phone in a public setting with a large group of people around. After all, you just wanted to check that Facebook message real quick, not unlock your entire phone. Once you disable the above setting, OnePlus users with Face Unlock enabled will be able to glance at their notifications on the lock screen without unlocking the whole phone every single time.
The lock screen is there to provide not only security, but it's a place to house information vital to us as well, such as a message notification from a friend. It will scan the apps installed on your system and keep an eye out for malicious code that might be lurking in some apps. It silently runs in the background automatically, but you can also force a manual scan in the "My Apps" section on the Play Store itself.
From within this menu, double check to make sure "Scan device for security threats" is enabled on your system so that it can protect your device at all times. If you want to help Google make Play Protect even better and don't mind them collecting a little data about your sideloaded apps, you can enable the "Improve harmful app detection" option.
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You're using an Android phone, so chances are, you're also using a Google account at the same time to make the most out of your device. However, we all know that Google is a large data company, so what if you don't like sharing so much of your information with them? Just like the previous section about general location settings, this one can also be a bit sensitive as well.
For example, Google might have been keeping track of your location information this whole time to help improve their other services. In the "Location Services" section, select "Google Location Accuracy," and disable this setting if you'd rather not take part in helping them improve other products or services. Once you disable the toggle it will be immediate, however, your phone might have to use a bit more battery to grab your GPS location next time around. Hit the back arrow to return to the previous menu, then select "Google Location History. To be extra secure, tapping "Manage Activity" will allow you to delete your entire location history from your account for good.
As the last step here, tap the back arrow again to return to the main page of the location section from before. Tap the "Google Location Sharing" setting to make sure the information all checks out. You should either see nothing or only the people you have granted access to viewing your location. If you want to revoke access to anyone and anytime, tap the "X" by their name, and that'll take care of that. As stated before, Google is a company that thrives on collecting data and putting it towards a specific use.
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Whether it's for making their products better or serving you relevant ads based on your browsing history, they will always collect information about you. One thing to help offset the idea of having anonymous data collected about you is to reset your advertising ID, which causes that ad-tracking data to start fresh again. If you want to keep the tracking to a minimum, a good practice is to reset this ID about once per month if possible. All you have to do is tap the "Reset advertising ID" option from the above menu, then tap "OK" when you are prompted to do so.
This builds on the idea of the previous tip about your Google ad tracking ID, but is slightly different. You can prevent any third-party apps from accessing and making use of your tracking ID, which would be ideal for most situations. Google can still use it, of course, but everyone else will be shut out from using your advertising ID indefinitely. From within the menu above, tapping the toggle to the on position for "Opt out of Ads Personalization" will create a popup to where you tap "OK," then you are officially opted out of this service for good. Quite a useful and interesting feature, "App Preview Messages" can be used for such things as making a Google Duo video call to another party who doesn't even have the app installed on their device.
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The party that does not have the app receives a notification and then gets an invitation to install said app instantly. However, it can pose a few minor security issues as well. Say you don't like the idea of receiving an invitation because a friend messaged you from an app you don't have, you can disable the above setting and stop the unwanted notifications. Turn the toggle switch off and tap the "OK" message when prompted to do so and that's it for this one. Being able to "Sign in with Google" is one of the coolest and easiest ways to create a new account or to sign into a website or app.
You already have a Google account, so why keep making a new account for every service out there when you can sign in with one? Chances are, you've probably given quite a few third-party apps access to your account through this sign-in feature. It's always wise to do regular security checkups on who has access to what on your Google account. Google even reminds you to do this periodically, so that's always useful if you forget to check it out at a later date. View the menu for Connected Apps and look over the list of apps and services that have access to your account. Take out anything that doesn't belong, or you don't want anymore, then tap "Disconnect.
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Once you're happy with the way everything looks here, you can move on with the next tip. Google's Nearby feature is used to make surrounding devices in a local area or environments easier to communicate with one another. It has the potential to be useful, but just hasn't caught on with the public space yet. It would mostly benefit local places of business and the retail world more than anything. Some wireless headphones use this feature for Fast Pair , which is helpful for linking your headphones to your device effortlessly.
The Nearby feature could also be used for something outside of the box, like a museum. The museum could beam information to your phone when you get near a particular item of interest, which would be an exciting take on on some of the possibilities. It creates a more interactive and innovative trip for everyone with a smart device. It's pretty cool stuff, but not practical for everyday use by the general public on the broader sense — at least, not yet.
If you don't feel you'll be using this setting right now, it would be okay to disable the setting from the above menu by toggling off the option. Since there aren't too many practical uses yet, it should be fine in most cases; however, you will lose Fast Pair functionality with wireless headphones. If you'd like to keep Fast Pair but remove the advertising potential, there is something you can do still.
Tap the gear icon at the top, select "Links" and "Popular links," then disable the "Show Notifications" toggle on both of them. This article was produced during Gadget Hacks' special coverage on smartphone privacy and security. Check out the whole Privacy and Security series.