And you? 30% of Android users do not have a lock screen on their mobile

La lock screen, is the screen that appears when we activate our Android mobile, in which we have to enter a password, a PIN or a pattern, in order to access the phone.

A security element that should be basic, given the amount of information we have today on our smartphones. But it seems that there is a significant percentage of users, who have not yet realized the problem that it would entail, that our android phone, fall into the hands of others, hands that also want to pry with bad intentions...

Do you have a lock screen on your mobile? You should

30% of users do not protect their smartphone with a lock screen

Although it is easy to realize the importance of protecting our Android mobile, according to a study published by Duo Analytics, 30% of Android users do not have no lock screen, leaving their mobile devices in the hands of those who want to access them, with good or bad intentions.

Among the users of iPhone, it seems that the concern for security is a little higher, since the number of users who do not have a protected terminal drops to 20%. But both are quite high figures, taking into account the amount of information we have today on our smartphones, sensitive data whether due to our profession or our private life.

Why should you protect your smartphone?

Nowadays on our mobiles we have saved conversations with friends and acquaintances, we have access to the email without the need to enter the password each time and sometimes we even have the possibility of making Bank transactions. In other words, a person who picks up our mobile will be able to access practically our entire life in just 5 inches and in a few screen taps. Wouldn't it be better to make it a little more difficult?

What type of lock screen is more secure?

There are three types of lock screen: pattern, password and PIN. Without a doubt, the most secure is the password, since guessing a combination of letters and numbers is much more complicated. On the other hand, the pattern, despite being the most comfortable, is usually the most insecure, as it is easier to guess, either because of the gesture we make when putting it on, an L, a U, a C and also because if we do not have the completely clean screen, there may be a trace of the pattern that we have used in our last access to the android device.

But, whatever method you choose, the important thing is that you protect your smartphone in some way, since it is the only way to avoid disasters, if your mobile reaches the wrong hands.

Finally, comment that the use of the lock screen, depending on the memory that we have (in our brain) we have them with 128 Megabytes, others with 512 Megabytes, 1 Giga and stop counting ;D , it can cause us some headache, since many users set a password, pattern or security pin and then forget it. It would not be the first time, nor the last time that this could happen to us, so before whipping ourselves and flagellating ourselves for such a silly oversight, we have several options in this case:

• Forgot your Android unlock pattern or password? solved.

And do you have or don't you have? What kind of lock screen do you use on your Android mobile? Share it with the community in the comments section at the bottom of this article.