are you using lookout security on Note 5

[ELAkid]

Are security apps like lookout really important on your phone?

And have any of you disabled lookout on your Note 5?

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[E Padilla]

I disabled lookout and installed cm security instead. Having security on android phones seem to be a necessity these days.

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[ELAkid]

I disabled lookout and installed cm security instead. Having security on android phones seem to be a necessity these days.

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OK thanks, because on my battery thing it said lookout was using over 10% so I was wanting to disagree it

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[oshogg]

I disabled lookout and installed cm security instead. Having security on android phones seem to be a necessity these days.

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I got Lookout premier as part of T-mobile jump sign up. I have been using it without any issues with battery life. Also, it is great for protecting against naive thieves.

Osho

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[ELAkid]

I got Lookout premier as part of T-mobile jump sign up. I have been using it without any issues with battery life. Also, it is great for protecting against naive thieves.

Osho

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Cool thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it

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[Bkayrac]

Disabled lookout(as it's a paid app), and installed sophos on mine. Gets 100% on av-test.org and provides cloud scanning as part of it's scanning, so even new stuff has a better chance of getting caught.......Not that I really feel that It will ever catch anything, but.

Sophos is also 100% free, they only charge business/enterprise customers.

 

[Paul Paradis]

I've always used AVG. The first thing I did was delete that preinstalled lookout app.

 

[E Padilla]

Well thing is I don't even know if these anti-virus actually do anything.

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[Bkayrac]

Well thing is I don't even know if these anti-virus actually do anything.

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They do, I think it's more for people that install apps outside of the general places(IE sideload them).

https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/mobile-devices/

Has testing of each piece of software.

 

[anon(153966)]

Why not use Lookout over AVG?

 

[bhatech]

First thing I did was disable that useless POS.

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[anon(153966)]

Why exactly? Explain and help the rest of us young Padawan's learn...

 

[Paul Paradis]

Why not use Lookout over AVG?

I got the pro version of AVG for over 1/2 off. Plus IMO it's the better of the two programs, and I've always we used it on all my computers.

 

[ELAkid]

Disabled lookout(as it's a paid app), and installed sophos on mine. Gets 100% on av-test.org and provides cloud scanning as part of it's scanning, so even new stuff has a better chance of getting caught.......Not that I really feel that It will ever catch anything, but.

Sophos is also 100% free, they only charge business/enterprise customers.

Thanks for the 411

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[Rukbat]

Why not use Lookout over AVG?

Lookout has a battery issue with Samsungs that they haven't fixed in over a year.

 

[Kelly Kearns]

I use no virus stuff on my phone. I'm just careful with downloading.

 

[anon(153966)]

And to be honest, that's what am thinking...

I use no virus stuff on my phone. I'm just careful with downloading.

 

[H3aTeRzz]

I've used all of them, all of them did what they said they would do. I've tossed it back and forth on whether or not they're worth having, as I am very careful as to what gets downloaded on my phone. I think really, the only reason I keep them, is to use the sim removal theft feature. Just last week, I started using Lookout, as I've always disabled it...but so far, I have no complaints....battery is, what it normally is for me..i'm always near a plug, so doesn't matter much.

 

[ELAkid]

I use no virus stuff on my phone. I'm just careful with downloading.

I never used it on.my note 4 either,I just disabled it from my note 5,I don't download much 3rd party apps besides tube mate

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[Kelly Kearns]

I've used all of them, all of them did what they said they would do. I've tossed it back and forth on whether or not they're worth having, as I am very careful as to what gets downloaded on my phone. I think really, the only reason I keep them, is to use the sim removal theft feature. Just last week, I started using Lookout, as I've always disabled it...but so far, I have no complaints....battery is, what it normally is for me..i'm always near a plug, so doesn't matter much.

I use Wheres My Droid for that and the wipe features and mainly the phone find in my house lol. With the pro features, you can choose a loud ringtone you download, it will override a silent phone and ring for 10 minutes. There is also an ability to take pictures with both cameras if someone has your phone and an uninstall prevention, so a thief can't uninstall it.