AT&T To Install Lookout Security App On All Android Devices

AT&T To Install Lookout Security App On All Android Devices

Lookout is one of the many security apps available for Android, and perhaps one of the most widely used one. Its user base is set to grow substantially as it has clinched a deal to be install on all AT&T Android devices, that includes smartphones and tablets. The app will come pre-loaded on the carrier’s devices, and while customers usually referred to pre-loaded apps as “bloatware,” this is perhaps one app that they might find themselves using for real. AT&T will offer customers basic protection for free, those looking to go the extra mile can purchase Lookout’s premium protection for $2.99 per month, which will be added to their bill.

The Lookout security app can be used to locate a stolen or missing Android device, to back-up data and to manage phone security. From Lookout’s website, users can manage multiple devices and even locate them on a Google map. This actually isn’t Lookout’s first deal with a mobile carrier. Last year it signed a deal with Germany’s Deutsche Telekom to better protect its European subscribers. As previously mentioned, customers with AT&T Android smartphones and tablets will get the app, that includes the Galaxy Note 3 as well, so even if phablets aren’t explicitly mentioned, rest assured they’re covered as well.

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    Lookout Security & Antivirus for Android gets a makeover, lets missing phones have one last gasp

    Lookout Security & Antivirus for Android gets big makeover, lets lost phones have one last gasp

    Missing phone apps such as Find My iPhone often have a glaring weakness: as they depend on pings at regular intervals, they’re not much use at tracking down a lost device if the battery dies first. Enter a major revamp of Lookout’s Security & Antivirus app for Android. The updated title’s new Signal Flare component takes advantage of a phone’s tendency to go out in a blaze of wireless glory that marks its last location. By remembering where a phone was unintentionally laid to rest, Signal Flare helps track down a phone that might have died in the parking lot — or just underneath the couch. Should your phone remain safely in your pocket, you’ll likely still appreciate the reworked interface that blends in with Android 4.0 and beyond, the protection against click-to-call exploits and an activity feed that shows just what Lookout has been doing behind the scenes. Android users can get that extra reassurance today, and iOS users have been promised a parallel app in the future.

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