Ensure the embedded security features on your Galaxy device are activated at all times.Always keep your operating system and apps up-to-date with the latest software and security updates.These pop-ups will usually turn up while you are browsing the Internet and signs that they are not genuine include continual buzzing, bright flashing lights or garish text.Īlthough malware and viruses are very rare on Android Galaxy phones, for the highest level of protection we recommend taking the following extra precautions to protect your phone: These can be malware or phishing attempts, but they can also be trying to persuade you to download an app or visit their website. Your contacts have been receiving unusual messages from you that you haven’t sentīe aware that unscrupulous advertisers will often use 'your device is infected' pop-ups to persuade you to click on them.Your phone has apps you don’t remember downloading.You’re experiencing a lot of pop-up ads.The battery drains faster than expected.The signs that your phone has been infected with a virus or malicious malware include: I understand that the software makes products unique and differentiable, but for FP it seems such a burden, that if it were possible to pay Google a license fee for the whole software, that deal might be worth considering.Whilst viruses and malware do not pose a significant threat to your Galaxy phone due to Samsung's industry leading security features, it is still important to be vigilant to a virus attack. FP only focussing on hardware), or is „clean Android“ only a very basic OS for all to use, but every company than has to create many more tools on top of it (e.g.

So my question is: Would it be possible for Fairphone to „simply“ use the exact same software as Google does with its Pixel (i.e. Having followed this forum over the past few weeks - aside from issues of people who voluntarily de-google their device - it seems that FP hardware works well, but that issues often stem from Fairphone‘s own OS (camera software, volume settings, brightness, launcher etc). Being totally new to the world of Android, I originally thought that „a clean version of Android“ would be Google‘s base software without any alterations and consequently easy to maintain for a small producer such as Fairphone.

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