RIM Introduces BlackBerry Protect Apps To Secure Your Data

The mobile world needs some safety. With the news of the new hacks in Android this past week it makes sense for other mobile operating systems to protect themselves. This is the the thinking behind Blackberry Protect, a new cool BlackBerry apps directly from Research In Motion. Read on to find out the details on this new software here in this quick article.

BlackBerry Protect

Software with a definite social use is worth taking a look at. Some people are prone to losing their cell phones or happen to live in dangerous neighborhoods. For those who do and have a Blackberry smartphone, Research In Motion has something for you. It is free and you do not have to live in a dangerous neighborhood to use it. Its called Blackberry Protect and takes care of the mundane, but important, aspect of always protecting your data.

BlackBerry Protect - Data Protect

Getting started with the Blackberry Protect software is easy. The software will be downloaded and the rest of the steps are logical. Registering a copy of the software gets the smartphone recognized in the system. After this, an initial backup will be accomplished. This is by necessity the largest backup, since it can involve all data on the phone. If the user does not want all the data backed up, they can pick and choose from the calendar, memos, tasks, browser favorites, contacts or text messages to back up. The next step is to choose how often in the future the smartphone data will be backed up. The choices are daily, weekly and monthly.

BlackBerry Protect - Back Up

Future backups with Blackberry Protect will not take up as much consumption of data as the first original backup. Backups after the original only record new data, not the whole, so they will hopefully be transferred with using less airtime. It is wise if using a 3G connection to keep track of the data used while using Blackberry Protect. People are usually creatures of habit, and an audit of data used during one month will be indicative of future months.

BlackBerry Protect

The features of Blackberry Protect are straightforward. Those who misplace their phone in the house or at work have a “loud ringer” with this software. The smartphone can be set to silent and the loud ringer will still work. It is activated by accessing the web portal ( this was started during registration ) and turning on the loud ringer feature. The phone will ring loudly for one full minute. If the phone is not found, the settings will remain at the loud settings and the phone can be called from another phone until it is found.

BlackBerry Protect- Device Locater

In case of being lost in an unknown area, the steps are little more involved. The user will still access the Blackberry Protect web portal, but they will lock the smartphone so that information can not be changed or viewed. The screen can be set remotely with a message stating where to return the smartphone. The web portal has a map using GPS showing the exact location of the smartphone. It can be retrieved from using the map, since it gives a good idea of where the phone is.

BlackBerry Protect Apps

If no one returns the smartphone and it can not be found using GPS, the next step that Blackberry Protect can accomplish is to wipe all the data from the phone. The data from the MicroSD card can be wiped as well. The good news is that once a new Blackberry smartphone is bought, all the old information from the lost phone can be downloaded to the new smartphone. Thus, no data is lost, just the hardware.

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