5 Ways To Identify Fake Android Apps - Science/Technology - Nairaland
Nairaland Forum / Science/Technology / 5 Ways To Identify Fake Android Apps (565 Views)
Green Snake Killed At My Backyard: Help Me Identify The Species (Photos) / How To Avoid Downloading Of Fake Android Application. / How To Identify Fake Apple Earpods | 2018 (2) (3) (4)
(1) (Reply)
| 5 Ways To Identify Fake Android Apps by tourific: 11:11am On Dec 08, 2016 |
 Many of us use our smartphones to download all kinds of apps. The shortcoming here is that you don know if these apps are original or not. In fact, fake apps can make your phone vulnerable to hacking. So, before you download that next app, you should have these tips in mind which can help you identify fake apps shared by Jumia Travel. You are encouraged to download the apps on the Google play store. Research the developer There are thousands of apps that are free to download. Before you download the app, you should do a bit of research about the developer. That means you should Google them. If there is nothing about them on the internet, you shouldn’t download it. Check the number of downloads The number of downloads can also help you in making the decision if you should install a particular app or not. Original apps notwithstanding if their level of popularity will have been download more than a million times. If the number is in hundreds, don’t bother yourself. Read reviews Sometimes, apps may not have a million downloads but it is original. To get more clarity on this, you should read the reviews of others who have downloaded and used the apps. You can install if there are more positive reviews. Check user ratings This is perhaps the simplest way to identify if an app is fake or not. You just check the user ratings which is between 1 and 5. The higher the ratings and the number of people who rate the app, the better the chances that the app is original. Design and features Some apps give themselves away by their design. If you look closely at their designs and read the features, you will discover that it may be a cloned app or a fake. If you have any doubts, you should avoid the app or get more information about the app. |
| Re: 5 Ways To Identify Fake Android Apps by ybalogs(m): 11:27am On Dec 08, 2016 |
Users ratings doesn't really cut it because most people just rate for rating sake not because they've used the app and seen it's usefulness. I've rated apps highly but later had to uninstalled them after I got to know they're fake. |
(1) (Reply)
Oneplus 3T Vs Apple Iphone 7 Plus: Battle Of The Big Phones / What Happened To Harmattan This Season? / The Moon Is At Least 4.51 Billion Years Old, Scientists Say
(Go Up)
| Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 12 |