I'm on Verizon and won't be getting this phone because I like Big Red and their coverage too much. However, I've been getting a lot of good info and entertainment, some of which is still very relevant to my current Nexus. I recently installed Cerberus Security after many stellar reviews and recommendations from this forum and have been having fun texting my phone and having it speak obscene messages to those around me.. make rude comments etc. Even if my phone never gets stolen, it is priceless entertainment for $4.00. And, it seems to gave genuine value as a security app.
I took it an extra step further and installed the zipped version for rooted devices, that can survive a factory reset just because I knew I could and it seemed like a good idea. I've also got Lookout Mobile Security installed for my own piece of mind, even though I have yet to have a virus.
Hopefully, I'll never have to depend on either one to save me.
In one of Phil's reviews on the Nexus, he mentioned that even though the Nexus 4 could easily be unlocked, not everyone should have an unlocked bootloader. I always thought that was because an unlocked bootloader would potentially allow you to blow the speakers or overclock the processor and destroy it. However, Phil also said that an unlocked bootloader could give any potential thief access to every piece of data and intimate detail on your phone.
It doesn't seem practical to unlock, relock, and unlock your phone on a wim, as it will erase all data each time, so my Nexus has been in a virtual unlocked and rooted state since the week after I got it.
However, getting back to what Phil said, if someone steals my phone directly or designs a malicious app, that Lookout fails to catch, what info could they access that they wouldn't be able to if the phone was locked and unrooted?
I could care less about pictures, videos, contacts, or MP3s, but would an unlocked bootloader allow easy access to my passwords and Google Wallet info if my bootloader is unlocked and someone knows what they are doing?
I took it an extra step further and installed the zipped version for rooted devices, that can survive a factory reset just because I knew I could and it seemed like a good idea. I've also got Lookout Mobile Security installed for my own piece of mind, even though I have yet to have a virus.
Hopefully, I'll never have to depend on either one to save me.
In one of Phil's reviews on the Nexus, he mentioned that even though the Nexus 4 could easily be unlocked, not everyone should have an unlocked bootloader. I always thought that was because an unlocked bootloader would potentially allow you to blow the speakers or overclock the processor and destroy it. However, Phil also said that an unlocked bootloader could give any potential thief access to every piece of data and intimate detail on your phone.
It doesn't seem practical to unlock, relock, and unlock your phone on a wim, as it will erase all data each time, so my Nexus has been in a virtual unlocked and rooted state since the week after I got it.
However, getting back to what Phil said, if someone steals my phone directly or designs a malicious app, that Lookout fails to catch, what info could they access that they wouldn't be able to if the phone was locked and unrooted?
I could care less about pictures, videos, contacts, or MP3s, but would an unlocked bootloader allow easy access to my passwords and Google Wallet info if my bootloader is unlocked and someone knows what they are doing?