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Advanced Mobile Care For Android Gets Anti-Theft, Call Blocking & More

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Some time back, we covered an Android optimization app named Advanced Mobile Care that houses a plethora of mobile maintenance features wrapped in a fancy and intuitive UI. Originally sporting features such as 1-tap performance boost, virus protection, privacy protector and more, the app later received an update bringing in support for cloud backup, a very slick privacy adviser, and a revamped App manager. The app's development team seems to be a serious believer in there always being room for improvement, as  Advanced Mobile Care has just received another major update, bringing in newer features and some improvements to existing ones. The app now houses a new Anti-theft system, call blocker, and improved battery saver, and adds supports for Android tablets including the Nexus 7. Let's take a look at all that's new in Advanced Mobile Care after the break! Read More

Hide Sensitive Call Logs & SMS From Stock Android Apps With Shady Contacts

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We all have those moments where we know our friends will play around with our phone, and a major concern in such scenarios is them checking out your information you want to keep confidential. If a friend is borrowing your phone for making a call or sending a text, it's nearly inevitable that they will come across your call logs and text messages. If you have an Android phone and don't want that to happen, you can now hide your call logs and messages with a simple and effective tool called Shady Contacts from Droid Mate.  The app does so without arousing suspicion, as it hides call logs and messages from selected contacts. To add to its prowess, it has some very strict security measures, and can itself can be hidden to silently operate in the background as well. Let's take a closer look at its features and how well they function. Read More

360MobileSafe: App Locking, SMS/Call Blocking & Anti-Theft App [Cydia]

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If you are an iPhone user and value your privacy, then chances are that a simple passcode is usually not enough for you. The lockscreen passcode in iOS devices does protect users from a casual trespasser, but for those who want security at a more comprehensive level, there are a few third-party apps, both in Cydia and the App Store. The apps found in the Cydia store generally provide a deeper level of security owing to the fact that they can access more areas of iOS compared to ordinary apps. This fact is personified by the Cydia app 360MobileSafe, which deals with just about all areas of privacy and security that you can possibly imagine. You can use the app to block undesirable calls and SMS, put any app (system or third-party) under password-protection and prevent misuse of your device remotely via the Anti-theft menu. 360MobileSafe has more features than just that, so let’s discuss them past the break. Read More

SMSNinja: Block & Screen Unwanted Calls Or SMS, Password-Protect Messages [Cydia]

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Every once in a while, you are bound to feel like switching off your iPhone, taxed by to the amount of junk texts you get, or maybe while you're busy, and a friend keeps prodding you with calls. There are many apps and tweaks out there that provide a convenient solution to that, but none as feature-rich and comprehensive as SMSNinja. This Cydia app lets you block text messages and calls from contacts you would rather avoid. Not just that, it can screen incoming SMS that contain a user-defined keyword, lets you password-protect the native Messages and Phone apps, and view all texts from a particular contact within the app's own interface instead of Messages. Read More

Call Master: Schedule-Based Call & SMS Screening App For Android

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If there is one Android app that offers comprehensive control to the users for all their incoming texts and calls, then Call Master has to be it. Call Master, currently in open beta, provides fully customizable screening options for your texts as well as calls and lets you put a lid on all unwanted content in such a way that you’d never even know that a ‘blacklisted’ number ever tried to contact you. That’s not all; you can pick from a wide pool of blocking/notification actions for selected content with customized vibration and LED settings, auto-reply to a caller with a custom SMS, indulge in Private conversation without anything being recorded in the logs and much, much more. For each call that you wish to block, the app can reject/ignore it altogether, hang up the call after answering it or simply allow it to be silently recorded in the call logs without any kind of ring or notification. Text messages can also be allowed or blocked in the same manner. In-depth privacy settings, password-protected access to the app, scheduled profile switching and the option to tweak every single facet to the very core are some of the other strengths of Call Master. Read More

SemiSilent For Android – Set Phone To Ring On Selective Incoming Calls

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Mobile users often get confronted with a situation where they tend to miss some pretty vital calls while their mobile sits 'silent' in their pockets. Similarly, there are situations where you may get lots of junk calls while you anticipate an important call from some of your important contacts, thereby having to keep your mobile in the ringer mode. The solution to this perplexing situation has finally arrived in the form of SemiSilent – an Android app that allows you to set your device to ring for contacts of your choice even if your mobile phone is in Silent mode. Read More