If it happens to you often that you are on the street and you phone runs out of battery, you must have seen yourself in need of plug your device into a USB charging point of a store, restaurant or shopping center. So, believing that it is the same as recharging it at home, you plug in your smartphone without any concern. However, it is a big mistake, so in this note we tell you what dangers your device runs when doing so and how to protect yourself.
As such, you are exposed to the so-called Juice jackinga type of cyberattack in which they use public USB charging points to install malware on phone that allows access to your sensitive data.
For this reason, without you knowing it, they manage to obtain personal information, such as passwords, emails, bank keys and your files to impersonate your identity or simply steal from you.
The cyberattack is possible because USB ports, although they can recharge the battery, they also have the ability to transfer data between a device and a PC.
How to protect yourself from ‘Juice jacking’?
To avoid being a victim of this attack, try to follow these recommendations in your day to day:
- Avoid charging your device via USB in public places.
- Try to bring an external battery to charge the phone when it is low on power.
- Also bring your charger so you can plug it into an electrical outlet.
- On your phone, set the USB connection options to that can only be loaded.
Why don’t cell phones have removable batteries anymore?
Although a removable battery had many benefits and was a good way to power down a frozen phone, manufacturers consider this feature to be obsolete and that it goes against the current demands of users, who are looking for increasingly modern and thinner devices. The main reasons are the following:
- Thinner phones: According to Android Central, the removable battery was a real obstacle for manufacturers to develop a thinner phone and all screen, since this component made the device thicker and also took up space.
- Avoid equipment damage: Although the removable batteries could be easily removed, many users used poor quality batteries. As it is attached to the body of the mobile, only technicians can remove it.
- Safer phones: With the battery assembled inside, thieves will have a harder time disabling tracking features.
- Water resistance: by no longer having a back cover and becoming unibody devices, there is less chance of any liquid entering the interior of the mobile that could damage it.
How to know if your cell phone is Dual SIM? So you can take advantage of this type of cell phones
Los smartphones Dual SIM are usually very popular among users, since they have several advantages that single chip phones they do not have, such as the possibility of having two numbers on the same device. Although many people may have bought this type of cell phone, very few take advantage of it because they do not know how to identify it. Would you like to know how? Here we are going to reveal you.
The easiest way to find out if your phone is Dual SIM is by opening the tray that is usually found on the bottom or side of your device. There you will see the chip of your operator next to an empty space for a second SIM card. It is even possible that you have a place for the MicroSD card, although some famous brands such as Motorola, Samsung, Huawei, among others, are not incorporating it anymore.
Why don’t brands make phones with a flash on the front anymore?
Until a few years ago, it was normal to find that some phones incorporate a flash next to the front camera. It is a component that, at present, is not easy to find on most modern mobile devices. In this note, we tell you why the manufacturer brands left out this feature that thousands of users used for their selfies.
The main reason is that it’s not a component that everyone wants to see on their phones and those that do represent a small niche.
On the other hand, the manufacturers, in their attempt to reduce the edges of the front, leave the flash without space to be inserted. The problem with incorporating the element is that its presence will prevent the rest of the components, such as cameras or sensors, from being larger. For this reason, the yields are limited and the quality of the image, for example, is reduced.
How to clean the speakers of your smartphone if water fell on them?
One of the most serious problems that can happen with a smartphone —as well as with any other device— is the presence of liquids like water inside it. Although there are cases in which the damage is already irreparable, many others can be solved by something as simple as software from the Android.
Can an app clean the water on your Android or iPhone cell phone? The answer is it depends and it varies according to the result we want to obtain. One of the most common damage caused by liquids in smartphones is the malfunction of the speakers.
Why is it advisable to turn off or restart your phone and how often do you have to do it?
Most people don’t remember when was the last time they turned off or restarted their smartphone. Despite being a fairly simple task that takes only a few minutes, many people do not have this habit. In general, they only do it when they notice that their smartphone, be it Androd or iPhone, it is ‘frozen’ for some strange reason and not responding in any way. Why is it so important to do it? We are going to tell you.
Currently, many users have their cell phones charged 24 hours a day. Some even leave it plugged in while they sleep so their drums be 100% the next day. If you are one of them, you should know that this habit will make your team lose autonomy faster.
