Do you really need an antivirus app on your Android?
You probably don't need antivirus software on your Android phone, but there are some exceptions.
You probably don't need antivirus software on your Android phone, but there are some exceptions.
The short version
- The short answer is probably not, but it depends on how you use your device.
- The heyday of third-party antivirus software has been and gone as the dominance of the PC era has ended.
- Names like Norton, McAfee and Avast were once familiar to PC users across the world, but unlike those Windows PCs of old, we aren't rushing en masse to install antivirus software on our phones.
What happened
The reason is simple: modern Android smartphones don't really need it. That's not to say that your device is impenetrable to malware, but protecting it isn't left entirely up to you these days.
Why it matters
All modern operating systems, including those on mobile like Android, ship with some level of security out-of-the-box.
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