Device Shield was a tools app developed by Mobile Defense. It was removed from Google Play Sep 12, 2014 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
Device Shield had been downloaded 220 thousand times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
Device Shield was rated 4.74 out of 5 stars, based on 6 thousand ratings.
App Information
Device Shield was free to download. The APK download size was 6.13 MB. The last available version was 3.1.370. The last update was on May 23, 2014.
Technical Requirements
Device Shield required Android 2.2+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Low Maturity. The app had been available on Google Play before 2010.
Description
Device Shield helps you stay connected by keeping your device healthy and secure. Monitor your device health, detect malicious apps, prevent data overages, and find your lost or stolen device.
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★★★★★
Absolutely amazing. Read their site for tutorials on how to use it. Works great as a system service on my rooted evo.
★★★★★
Been using this for months now and its by far a must have for any Droid owner!
★★★★★
Awesome App. Will be 5 stars when mobile app is made, instead of website based tracking. Evo
★★★★★
Greatness for years I have been using Mobile defense for years. Every phone I've had I made sure I installed this app.
★★☆☆☆
Im sure it works pretty great but have to uninstall cause it keeps crashing android update 1.5 on my samsung moment
★★☆☆☆
Beware! They sell your info to third parties! What type of security is that! Started getting spam mail and phone calls!
★★☆☆☆
Thief can go into applications and select all. Find mobile defense. Uninstall it and be home free. Crappy app!
★★☆☆☆
Paid user...but not really?? Will give it 5 stars when I am updated to a paid customer. New tablet is not supported either. Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7" & Note 10.1 are not supported; Lookout is...is this my choice? The app says "beta" again on my Motorola Photon 2 yrs???
Technologies used by Device Shield
Device Shield is requesting 39 permissions and is using 9 libraries.
Permissions
Development tools
read sensitive log data,
modify secure system settings,
test access to protected storage
Your personal information
read your Web bookmarks and history,
write web bookmarks and history,
read call log,
write call log,
read your contacts,
modify your contacts,
add or modify calendar events and send email to guests without owners' knowledge
receive text messages (SMS),
read your text messages (SMS or MMS),
edit your text messages (SMS or MMS)
Network communication
full network access,
view network connections,
view Wi-Fi connections,
receive data from Internet,
pair with Bluetooth devices
Your accounts
find accounts on the device,
add or remove accounts,
read Google service configuration
Storage
modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Phone calls
read phone status and identity,
modify phone state
Hardware controls
control vibration,
record audio
System tools
run at startup,
prevent phone from sleeping,
retrieve running apps,
access Bluetooth settings,
measure app storage space,
modify system settings,
change network connectivity,
connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi,
draw over other apps
Extra
Can receive cloud messages,
android.permission.BATTERY_STATS
Each subscription will automatically renew 3 days before the expiration date for
the same time period. Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time before the renewal.
Android Jetpack core
Google Cloud Messaging (GCM)
Google Analytics
Amazon AWS SDK for Android
Android Asynchronous Http Client
OrmLite
Jackson JSON Processor
AndroidPlot
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