Mobile Security
How Fake App-Download Sites Work (and How to Spot One)
Fake app-download sites follow a predictable playbook: hijack a search term, fake trust signals, and push you to sideload. Here’s how to recognise one in seconds.
Mobile Security
Privacy, permissions and safe installing on Android — how to keep your phone and data safe without the scare tactics.
Mobile Security
What to Do If You Installed a Suspicious APK
Installed an APK you’re no longer sure about? Work through these steps in order — uninstall, scan, revoke, change passwords — to clean up and stay…
Mobile Security
Google Play Protect: What It Catches and What It Misses
Play Protect scans apps on your phone for known threats. Here’s what it does well, where its blind spots are, and how to use it properly.
Mobile Security
How to Check What Permissions an Android App Really Needs
Learn how Android permissions work, which ones matter most, and how to review and revoke them so an app can only do what it genuinely needs.
Mobile Security
How to Tell if an Android App Is Legitimate Before You Install It
Fake apps copy real names, icons and screenshots. Use this checklist — developer, permissions, reviews, source — to spot them before you install.
Mobile Security
What “Unknown Sources” Actually Does on Android (and When It’s Safe)
“Unknown Sources” lets Android install apps from outside the Play Store. Here’s exactly what it disables, why it exists, and the few times enabling it is…