4 apps allow you to enhance your phone's security and protect your privacy

 

Google and Apple are constantly working to improve security and privacy features in the Android and iOS operating systems, but if you are looking for additional ways to enhance the security of your phone and protect your privacy, these applications will make it easier for you.

Today we offer you 4 great security apps for your phone, and we avoided the common anti-virus options, and VPN services to offer you some powerful utilities that can make a difference in the level of protection of your phone and all the data in it:

1- Twilio Authy app:

Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a very important feature to protect your online accounts, as it provides an additional layer of security when logging into accounts, and security experts recommend that it be activated in accounts that keep your sensitive personal information, such as: your bank accounts, or accounts with credit cards added, As well as applications that include pictures and personal messages.

Twilio Authy is one of the best apps for managing your two-factor authentication codes, as the app creates secure authentication codes in your device, helping you protect your account from hackers.

The application supports a wide range of accounts, including: Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon, Evernote, Dropbox, and many more, in addition to it allowing you to protect your Bitcoin wallet.

The app is available for Android users in the Google Play Store, and for iPhone and iPad users in App Store.

2- Jumbo:

Jumbo application allows you to protect your privacy online, by reviewing the privacy settings of a large group of accounts that you use automatically, and adjusting them to protect your data.

You can link the application with up to nine applications currently, including: Twitter, Facebook, Gmail, and Amazon Alexa; It automatically analyzes, and helps you discover and address vulnerabilities in your accounts, as it stops tracking ads targeted to you, as well as preventing tracking of your location, managing permissions, clearing your browsing history, and deleting old tweets that you no longer need to reduce the chances of tracking your online activity .

It also checks your email address to see if it has appeared in any known data breaches so that you can secure it and change the password.

It should be noted that this application does not collect any data about you, nor does it explain the reasons for every action it takes to protect your privacy.

The app is available for Android users in the Google Play Store, and for iPhone and iPad users in App Store.

3- Fing Application:

Fing app allows you to see all devices connected to your Wi-Fi network, detect any attempt to hack to steal your data, or attempt to steal the signal to get a free internet connection.

The app also allows you to test network speed and phone data, and get reports to gauge the performance of your ISP.

It also helps you protect your privacy and data by receiving periodic alerts about network and device security. You can also block unknown devices automatically before they join your network.

The app is available for Android users in the Google Play Store, and for iPhone and iPad users in App Store.

4- Bouncer App:

Google added the One-time permission feature in the Android 10 operating system, but it is limited to location services only, and improved it in Android 11 to include: the camera and the microphone, a feature that allows you to grant access to sensitive permissions only once during use, and once you close the app these permissions will be automatically canceled. This feature not available on previous Android versions.

If your phone is running Android 10 or any earlier version, you can use the Bouncer app to access this feature and more, as this gives you more control over the apps in your phone and the data they can access.

The app is available for Android users in the Google Play Store, and not available for iPhone and iPad users because it is a built-in feature in the iOS system.