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Other settings : Security & location
When you use NFC to communicate with other devices, you do so securely:
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NFC only works over a short range (a few centimeters), so it's unlikely that you'll connect
by mistake. In order to snag your NFC signal, an eavesdropper would need to be
uncomfortably close to you. And you would still have to accept the connection before
sending or receiving information.
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Your phone uses the latest security, encryption, and authentication features to protect your
personal information.
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You can turn off NFC when you're not using it. But even when NFC is ON, it's automatically
disabled when your phone display is locked.
Along with these safeguards, exchange information only with others you know and trust.
Additional security options
For additional security, you can also:
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Protect
your phone in case it's lost or stolen. Use Find My Device.
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Connect to a
virtual private network
•
Add a
SIM lock
information if your phone is stolen.
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Prevent viruses
Protect against harmful apps
Scan phone for harmful apps
Play Protect helps keep your phone secure by automatically scanning your phone to check for
potentially harmful apps.
If Play Protect finds a potentially harmful app, it stops the app from running and warns you so
you can uninstall it.
To see the results or to rescan:
1.
Open
the Play Store app.
2.
Touch
> My apps & games.
3.
Do any of the following:
•
To see the results of latest scan, on the UPDATES, look at the message next to
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To rescan your phone, touch
to prevent others from using your cellular plan and accessing account
and other attacks on your data and privacy with Google Play Protect.
if you need to access files on a secure network.
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