[Android]Protect Your Mobile Phone With Lookout Mobile Security

Last week I wrote a review about an Android App to remotely wipe the data of your lost phone. Now, let us see another similar app named as “lookout”, which will help you retrieve your lost Android smart phone. This Lookout is a free phone locker with the outstanding interface and with easy installation process. Let us a see how to Install and make use of this Lookout App for your Android smart phone.

Steps to Protect Mobile Phone using Lookuut Android App

The Android market is nowadays renamed as Google Play store and click over it. Check for the App “lookout” through search bar. Now, make a choice install this app on your device. It is advised to make a choice for the updates through ticking the box provided , and this will enable automatic updates on regular basis. This updates will make your Lookout app like a cop check all the Rogue Apps and malware too.

Now, open the downloaded app and make a choice with the Get Started button that is displayed over your home screen. Instantly, Lookout will be active to check security issues through its malware scanner. Now click over the button Next.

Account creation is the nest step in this process. This created user account can help you well track your lost Android phone, when needed. This account creation will require providing your email address and a password. This account creation will allow you to  access your smartphone remotely for learning its whereabouts from MyLookout.com.

This Android Lookout application’s free features can be identified through green color and premium features will be in light blue shade. You have to select the “Missing Device” option from the bottom. Select New User option over the next screen and select “Enable Better Protection” option too. Now, Lookout administrator will try to access your smart phone and allow it. This will keep all Rogue Apps from uninstalling the Lookout app.

Procedure to back up your contacts from the lost Android smart phone is simple through this approach. Try Logging into your Lookout account from the MyLookout.com from your computer. Click over the backup tab to retrieve all your contacts from the smart phone. There is a chance to download and store data up to 1.5 GB. It is highly important to use Backup tab before locking your smart phone. It is not possible to retrieve your data once after locking your smartphone. Importantly, storing photos facility is available only for Premium Members.

Locating your lost smartphone is also the greatest possibility through this Lookout app. Click over the “Missing device” tab and Select “Locate”. Now, The Lookout will show the location of your missing phone on the map. This location search effective results are mainly dependent over the GPS strength and Wi-Fi signals quality. The location details will be accurate up to the extent of 65 feet. This location will be provided with longitude and latitude listing along with date and time too. The Google maps link with the missing device link will be mailed to the registered mail Id by the Lookout too.

Triggering Alarm with Lookout is another best facility to remember. There is an option “Scarem” over the “Missing Device” button. Now, Lookout will offer high-pitched scream as an alert about the location of the missing device. This scream will emit only after locating the device and Lookout is connected to it successfully.

Remote locking your lost Android device should be initiated now. In fact, this remote lock facility is available only for premium members. The two-week free trial offer can enable lock option for you, but useful, when phone lost within the two weeks after opening the free account. For locking out your device will require four digit codes. This four digit code will appear instantly after opting for locking the device, Note this code, and it will be useful to reopen your device retrieved after losing.

Unlocking your device is a simple process through using the code. If it happens to found your lost phone, then you will witness Lookout shield over it due to the initiated lock process. There will be a field to enter the unlock code and enter the unlock code there. This will create access once again into your device successfully.

Wiping data of your lost Android phone can be carried out successfully with the help of Lookout, but it would be safe to wipe all once after taking back-up of entire data. There is a “Wipe Data Option” over the “Missing Device” tab and use this to wipe all the data within the lost smart phone. Also, it would be ideal to check the data retrieved through the back-up process in the earlier step and get it confirmed that all the data successfully retrieved to initiate this wipe out action.