Friday, 28 September 2018

10 Mistakes We Do With Our Smartphone

10 Mistakes We Do With Our Smartphone


10 Mistakes We Make...

In today's era, what we have the most is our smartphone, but during the use of the phone, knowingly or unknowingly, we make such mistakes, which have to bear a lot of loss. This loss can be mentally as well as financially. So let's know 10 such mistakes related to the smartphone, which we should avoid.


1. No Lock Screen

Today data security is the most important thing. But many users do not lock the phone thinking that what will happen with it, but you do not know that nowadays data is everything. If it goes into the wrong hands, it can harm you financially and mentally. Your phone contains everything from bank accounts to private photos and videos. That's why even a little carelessness can cost you a lot. That's why always keep the phone locked. Not only this, if your phone is not locked and it is stolen or lost, then you can also be harmed heavily. There are many users who share their phone's password in friendship. But this is wrong. It would be better if you keep the mobile password to yourself.


2. Same Password in ATM and Mobile

Many users keep the ATM PIN and phone password the same for ease of remembering. This is not only wrong but also dangerous. Today, hackers keep an eye on your phone and bank account all the time. That's why it is important to be careful. You better not do this.


3. Use of Free Wifi

Today free Wi-Fi is available at many places including railway station, metro, bus stand and airport. Not only this, you get free Wi-Fi even while walking. There are many apps that even tell you the address and password of free Wi-Fi. And whenever you see free Wi-Fi, you start downloading something or the other. But this can prove to be a big mistake for you, because there is a high risk of phone virus coming from free Wi-Fi, due to which your data can be stolen or your phone can also be hacked. So avoid using free Wi-Fi.


4. App Side Loading 

Internet data in the phone does not cost much, so you download the application from any other source as well. Apart from Play Store, you can install apps via Bluetooth, apk from computer or sharing from another phone. This is called side loading. But this can get you in trouble. In this way, there is a risk of getting virus in the phone by downloading Apps from an unknown source. Due to this, your phone can also be damaged or data can be stolen. To avoid this, always download Apps from Play Store only.


5. Unbranded Accessories

If the mobile charger or earphone gets damaged, you have to pay a lot for branded accessories. But there are many brands in the market that provide you accessories at low cost. Because of which people buy cheap and fake goods to save money. But this can also damage your phone, because these accessories are not standard. Due to this, apart from the phone, you are also at risk of damage. 


6. Not updating the Phone

If you are using a smartphone then you often get updates of Apps and OS. But some users ignore the update in order to save data. But doing so also affects your phone's performance, battery and network. Through the update, many new features, security and battery related bugs are fixed in the phone, so that your phone will give better performance. Not only this, the usage of the app also gets better. So if you want to make better use of your phone, it is necessary to always update the software. In view of the increasing threat of hacking and data theft, many companies send security patches every month, they must also be updated. If your phone is very old, then do not update the OS, because it may not support your phone. Or take a backup before updating, so that you can restore it again in case of any problem.
 

7. Share Private Data Online 

In the past, the incident of Facebook has proved that how the private information of the people was misused. Despite this, people still share private data on the Internet. Often we share our banking information including our credit cards and debit cards through mail or chat. But perhaps you do not know that this is a big mistake. Not only this, now-a-days even calls from unknown numbers ask for bank details on the pretext of money. Many people get tricked and tell their bank details. Due to which they have to suffer loss later. Your activity on the Internet is tracked. There are many apps that read your messages, listen to calls and even track your location. So avoid sharing private information online.
 

8. Apps Permission 

You often install apps on your phone from the Google Play Store. During this time you do not read or watch anything, after doing ok-ok you go ahead. Apps companies take advantage of your carelessness and ask you for access to many private information. You do OK without thinking. But by doing so, apps can track your phone's photos, messages, videos, camera, mail and location, even your voice. Therefore, while installing any app, check all the permissions thoroughly. And if you have doubts later, you can limit the app permissions by going to the app settings.
 

9. Use of Battery Saver

Battery problems are big in smartphones. That's why there are many battery saver apps available in the Play Store today, which do battery saving medicine, but they are not very beneficial. These apps slow down the phone and also steal data. Android phones already have battery saver and battery manager. So you do not need to download any third party app.
 

10. Not Take Backup of Data 

The use of smartphone is not only limited to calling, but the use of data and data storage is its biggest task. Most people use smartphones but never take a backup of the data. In today's time, even WhatsApp, photos and videos can be backed up. So that we can use them when needed. That's why it is necessary to keep a backup of all the data on the card or cloud.

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