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A new Android app coaches you to keep your phone's security settings on

A new Android app called Droynis checks the security settings you pick and holds you to them, instead of locking your phone down for you.

By the Dashline deskSource: Android Authority
A new Android app coaches you to keep your phone's security settings on
Photo: James Sutton jamessutton_photography, CC0

An Android app called Droynis wants to help you keep your phone safe by checking that the security settings you chose stay in place. Android Authority reports that it works as a kind of coach. It does not lock anything down for you. It keeps you accountable for your own choices.

What it does

Droynis is an Android app that checks the security settings you select. The idea is simple. You decide how your phone should be protected, and the app makes sure you stick with it. The story describes the approach as teaching you to stay safe and holding you to it.

The bigger picture

The story says Google wants to lock Android down more tightly. That would mean more of the control sits with the system and less with you. Droynis goes the opposite way. It leaves the decisions with the user and adds a reminder layer on top.

Who it affects

Anyone with an Android phone who wants better security without giving up control could find this useful. That includes people who set up protections once and then forget about them. An app that checks your own settings may suit them well.

What is not known yet

The material does not say which settings Droynis checks, what it costs, who makes it, or how it handles your data. It also does not say how Google's tighter rules would work or when they might arrive. Those details matter, especially for an app that looks at your phone's security. Check them before installing.

The takeaway

Droynis checks that the security settings you choose stay on, but find out what it checks and how it treats your data before you install it.

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