5 Popular Apps That Might Be Damaging Your Phone

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An Android Package Kit (APK for short) is the package file format used by the Android operating system for distribution and installation of mobile apps.

All android devices needs applications for the user to enjoy the phone to its fullest.Developers have been giving users tons of apps with different functionality ranging from Gaming to Music , also Productivity and Social Media Apps. According to Statistics, an Android users uses an average of  5 apps daily while others (me for example) Use thrice that number.

But Aside this list of great applications, they are apps out there that actually harm our Mobile devices. Some affects the phones quite noticeably while some affect them slowly that we don’t notice until the phone is completely damaged.
In some cases Anti-virus might be able to detect such harmful apps while some are invincible to anti-virus.
21Dubs presents You Our list of 5 applications that are damaging your android devices slowly.

 5  UC-Browser & Dolphin Browser UC Browser is one of the most popular browsing apps on an android platform (with Over 500 Million downloads on Play Store) which packs great features like accelerated downloading speed, data saver, page preloader (for faster page loading), good customizable themes and the user interface is good. I have been using UC Browser for years and it has been one of the first application I install whenever i get a new android device (well not until i found out it is harming my device and quickly uninstalled it) 

Beside all this great features and high popularity this app has the ability to read and rewrite your call logs, read your contacts, read your sms. (it can change all those in formations on your phone without your notice), it also copies your location. UC Browser has been accused of leaking your private information to third-party companies and it also sells your devices information like IMEI, IMSI and other android information  to Alibaba unencrypted. With such information of your being leaked, your phone can be easily hacked and your information like social media passwords, credit and debit card details, media files can be stolen by hackers.  

 4  Clean Master. This might come as a surprise to most android users because this app has over 43 million reviews on Play Store (dont be fooled because some apps pay for good reviews).Clean Master is an android application that promises to clean your junk files , give your phone more space and increase your speed and performance.But I really find this app irrelevant because all this features are now pre-installed in most android phones and u don’t need to download mobile cleaner apps. You can clean Cached files by visiting Settings>Apps>Storage>Clear Cache (Its so simple That almost everyone can do it).Clean Master shows you annoying Ads that consumes precious Data and equally slows down your device by saving such Ads in a hidden folder in Your phone). 

(My advice: Uninstall).

3  DU Battery Saver Since its launch in 2012, this “battery saver” has gotten massive downloads with over 100 Million downloads from Google Play Store. It promises faster charging and also claims to speed up your phone. Sorry to brake this news to you but the only way to speed charge your phone is if it supports Speed charging and You have a fast charger aside (so no external app can speech charge your phone for real). This App always runs in the background (it is always working even if you are not using it) and so it kills your batter rather than save it (such irony). It also uses your data to load Ads which slows your phone too and also displays annoying lock screen Ads that usually lags your phone when you try unlocking it.Sincerely all these Battery savers, Phone boosters, and Space Managers are quite useless because all their features are already pre-installed by your phone Manufacturer.

(My advice: Uninstall). 

2  ES File ExplorerWhile writing this section of this article i am really shocked because I am a big fan of ES-File Explorer and I usually recommend it to my friends. There was a time this app was quite handy and resourceful but in this modern era of sophisticated android phones this app is just another waste of space. It has a beautiful UI but like most of the apps i listed above, it also loads Ads, it takes your information and sends it out without prior notice which can lead to phone hack and information breach.If you are looking for a good file manager app, i recommend you use” File Go” it is an app created by Google inc. so its safe and trusted plus no annoying Ads.

(My advice: Uninstall). 

1  All Anti-Virus Apps Most android users panic once their devices starts lagging and the first thing they mostly do is download a mobile anti-virus to fix the problem. An android OS (Operating System) is quite different from Windows OS (Found in computers). Android devices don’t need anti-virus apps to remove or protect them from viruses. Most of this anti-virus apps just ask for permissions and when granted they have full access to all your phone information from Call logs, Messages, App usage statistics and Personal information and files which they send to other Third-party agencies without your permission.

If you want to avoid lagging, space consumption and over heating of your mobile devices, i advice you to avoid all anti-virus apps because they can’t protect  your devices from real virus attacks.

If you want to protect your device from viruses, just go to Google Play Store and find the Play Protect function, turn it on and your phone would be protected by Google itself.(My advice: Uninstall).