More and more people are relying on Android tablets for work, hence cybercriminals are creating counterfeit apps that impersonate popular apps and try to misguide users. Today, there are reportedly over 2,000 fake apps on Google Play Store. The apps usually collect users’ sensitive data or infect devices with malware, which could lead to financial losses or identity theft.

The tablet is easily one of the most indispensable devices for many business managers and owners. These highly mobile devices allow you to stay in touch with the office and also work without lugging around a heavy or bulky laptop. Because of this, many businesses are looking to integrate tablets, especially Android tablets.

Many Android devices usually come preinstalled with apps developed by the carrier or manufacturer. These apps are called bloatware and are unwanted by many users. The bad news is that uninstalling them is difficult. The good news is that there is a solution.

Smartphones hold sensitive data such as financial information, confidential emails, and contact details that you wouldn’t want falling into the wrong hands. To wipe data from your old phone, do the following:
1. Encrypt your Android phone
Ensure that strangers don’t have access to your private data by encrypting it to make it unreadable.

Android phones and tablets have become minicomputers capable of storing gigabytes worth of data. But like any computer, that data can be lost or compromised at any time. If you value your data, you will benefit from planning ahead and backing up your device.

2016 was the year when Google Now was replaced by Google Assistant, a virtual hub that can make mobile device users' lives a lot easier. Here are some ways it can ease up your workload.

Locate the best route to any location

Google Assistant works seamlessly with Google Maps, which makes it a great tool for finding the best route to any location.

It's common for computers to get infected by viruses, but did you know that your tablet or smartphone is prone to viruses and other malware infections, too? If your device is acting funny, and you think that a virus is causing the problem, these information and tips might help.

Making sense out of sheer clutter can be tiresome, be it in our living spaces or on the touchscreens of our handheld devices. Give your brain a break by sorting your apps into folders. This is how you can do this for your Android gadgets.
Creating and naming folders
On most devices, when you install a new app, the icon will be automatically added to your home screen, or to a screen where there is space.

Although Google goes to great lengths to secure their products, the Android operating system isn’t immune to malware. If one of these programs were to reach your device, your most sensitive information could be exposed. So how can you detect and remove the infection from your device? Here are a few tips.

While your Android smartphone’s location services make it easier for you to use certain apps or functions like photo tagging, it’s often best to hide your location since they can affect your device’s security. With that in mind, isn’t it time you took a look at how to change the location settings on your Android smartphone to enhance its security?
Photos and GPS tagging
Your Android smartphone gives you the ability to attach GPS coordinates to the pictures you take, known as geo-locating or GPS tagging.