Security Master is simple to set up, with no registration or other issues involved - we just tapped Install from the Google Play store and the app was ready to go within a few seconds. Security Master on Google Play (Image Credit: Security Master) Features Sign up direct with a VPN provider and you'll generally be able to install and use the service on multiple devices and platforms. That looks cheaper than most annual VPNs, but keep in mind that you're only getting a license to use the VPN on a single Android device. The Premium edition supports unlimited VPN use for $3 a month, paid annually. The Standard version drops the ads, enables automated device boosting for better performance, throws in the anti-theft alarm and gives you priority technical support for $0.99 a month if you pay for a year up-front. Security Master's core features are available in an ad-sponsored free version. Learning how to operate all of this could have been difficult, but fortunately it isn't necessary: you can have Security Master scan your system to make its main recommendations, then apply them all in a couple of taps. If someone tries to get in anyway but fails, you can have Security Master take a photo of the intruder and email it to you.īuilt-in wi-fi checking aims to identify suspect wireless networks an anti-theft alarm raises an alert if someone moves your phone, and a message security system combines notifications into one, making them easier to manage.īooster modules claim to optimise your device by deleting junk files, clearing away useless notifications, keeping your CPU cool and extending your battery life.

The AppLock feature enables protecting any or all of your apps with a pattern, a PIN or (on some devices) a fingerprint, keeping snoopers firmly locked out. Still, it's handy as a way to protect very occasional browsing at insecure wireless hotspots. The free plan gives you access to just three locations (US, UK, Australia), and the free and standard plans give you a horribly limiting 200MB a day data limit, so this isn't a feature you'll be using often. A simple Hotspot Shield-powerred VPN encrypts your network activity, gives you a new virtual location and perhaps helping to access blocked websites.

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