I recently read about Lookout Mobile Security and decided to
check it out. I went to their web site
and read all their features. I then
went to Android Market Place and downloaded it.
It installed quickly and easily. I get a truly lousy Verizon signal at my
home. Verizon, please note, it is truly
a lousy, lousy, abysmally weak signal.
If my phone didn’t have WiFi I would never download anything. Setting up the Ap was very easy. I did a back up and then went to the web
site and verified my contacts had been backed up. If you upgrade to Premium you can back up
your pictures and music too.
($2.99/month)
In addition to backup you have antivirus protection. Another feature available in the free
version is the ability to find your phone from your computer. You need to have your GPS turned on for this
feature to work. Initially it found my
phone within 2550 meters. That is
pretty basically useless. I stopped GPS
and restarted and then it found the phone within 75 meters. Again, that seems pretty useless until you
add the Scream feature. Scream sends a
signal to your phone that activates your camera flash and provides a loud audible
siren. Combine Scream with location
and you can find your phone if you forget where you left it or lost it. Premium adds the ability to lock and or wipe
your phone’s data. I turned off GPS and
Scream still worked. However due to my
lousy Verizon signal, it took several minutes before I got a tiny little bar
and then my phone started screaming.
All in all, I recommend you check out the application for
your phone. It works and it is
FREE.
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