Surely if one's phone dies, is broken, or stolen you also lose everything but I've only ever heard of the specific events of the phone rebooting as a blank slate without the user choosing that action to happen on Android-based devices. I know one girl in particular that keeps buying Android devices and has had this happen to her at least twice.
It's really not hard to make multiple backups. Relying on only one service to reliably store your data isn't a good idea.
Wow, this has to be the worst article I ever read @appleinsider. The way the author kept insinuating at Spyware and difficulty to find any sort of program through Google play, or using Google itself as backup (obviously Android can do it, it's the second thing that appears after setting it with your Google account.) really makes the author look like a pile of ignorance.
Or maybe it is another stupid attempt of spreading lies and FUD.
The chance of catching Spyware through Android is about the same as iOS (almost 0%).
What kind of "writer" would create such article?
Ah, the delusional trolls. Always good for a laugh in the morning!
Wow, this has to be the worst article I ever read @appleinsider. The way the author kept insinuating at Spyware and difficulty to find any sort of program through Google play, or using Google itself as backup (obviously Android can do it, it's the second thing that appears after setting it with your Google account.) really makes the author look like a pile of ignorance.
Or maybe it is another stupid attempt of spreading lies and FUD.
The chance of catching Spyware through Android is about the same as iOS (almost 0%).
What kind of "writer" would create such article?
LOL, I'm sitting on $200K of Google stock, and even I admit the OS has some issues, and that Google doesn't pay near enough attention to security issues and malware.
I also am all Apple for my every day carry, it's just too bulletproof and life is too short to spend all the time tweaking Android phones.
In technology, the word "targeted" has a different and more specific meaning: malware written and successfully deployed for Android is truly intended specifically for that purpose, and will not run on iOS. It's like any other app/software in that regard. Not a vague concept but a concrete one that has real-world statistics and incidents attached. (See my links above and countless similar data points.)
While embarrassing, this kind of thing could happen to almost anyone. I remain satisfied that Samsung is a company that gained success through emulation and style thievery. That is reason enough to dislike Samsung.
LOL, I'm sitting on $200K of Google stock, and even I admit the OS has some issues, and that Google doesn't pay near enough attention to security issues and malware.
I also am all Apple for my every day carry, it's just too bulletproof and life is too short to spend all the time tweaking Android phones.
A lot of the 'skins' that manufacturers put on top of Android is another layer that needs security which is up to the manufacturer. I provided a link of a exploit that only worked on Samsung devices with TouchWiz.
Believe it or not.. I know people with iPhones that refuse to use iCloud for backup. They don't want their data stored on a server some where. Go figure.
True but doesn't iTunes backup when you connect the iPhone?
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It's really not hard to make multiple backups. Relying on only one service to reliably store your data isn't a good idea.
Does Android have a remote wipe option?
Yeah I bet that is what happened. He accidentally wiped it.
Retore to factory default?
Yes
All data will be lost.
OK. Oh wait...noooooo!
His contact list should be fine. I'm guessing SMS/MMS, photos and videos are his concerns. All of which can be easily backed up and retrieved.
I was wondering if someone did it maliciously or if there was some error that would cause the device to think a wipe request was made.
I know! He should have linked to actual data, which is easy to find:
http://www.businessinsider.com/nearly-all-mobile-malware-in-2013-targeted-android-devices-2014-1
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/mobile-security/321476-mobile-threat-monday-android-malware-targets-mobile-antivirus
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/03/malware-designed-to-take-over-cameras-and-record-audio-enters-google-play/
http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/02/developer-spams-google-play-with-ripoffs-of-well-known-apps-again/
Yes.
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3265955?hl=en
Ah, the delusional trolls. Always good for a laugh in the morning!
Half wits abound! The failure to understand that they DONT LIKE THE PRODUCTS is just so fundamental. You can't buy loyalty for a POS.
And as a American I'm 'targeted' by terrorists.
It would appear that in at least a few aspects of his life, LBJ wants nothing to do with backups.
There was a remote wipe exploit not long ago but his phone should have been patched.
http://betanews.com/2012/09/25/samsung-smartphones-vulnerable-to-remote-wipe-exploit-researcher-shows/
Wow, this has to be the worst article I ever read @appleinsider. The way the author kept insinuating at Spyware and difficulty to find any sort of program through Google play, or using Google itself as backup (obviously Android can do it, it's the second thing that appears after setting it with your Google account.) really makes the author look like a pile of ignorance.
Or maybe it is another stupid attempt of spreading lies and FUD.
The chance of catching Spyware through Android is about the same as iOS (almost 0%).
What kind of "writer" would create such article?
LOL, I'm sitting on $200K of Google stock, and even I admit the OS has some issues, and that Google doesn't pay near enough attention to security issues and malware.
I also am all Apple for my every day carry, it's just too bulletproof and life is too short to spend all the time tweaking Android phones.
In technology, the word "targeted" has a different and more specific meaning: malware written and successfully deployed for Android is truly intended specifically for that purpose, and will not run on iOS. It's like any other app/software in that regard. Not a vague concept but a concrete one that has real-world statistics and incidents attached. (See my links above and countless similar data points.)
A lot of the 'skins' that manufacturers put on top of Android is another layer that needs security which is up to the manufacturer. I provided a link of a exploit that only worked on Samsung devices with TouchWiz.
Troll troll trollolol