Samsung Galaxy Gets Closer to iPhones

One of the reasons iPhones are relevant is how fortified they are against data theft and remote hacking. Samsung Galaxy devices are now getting closer to iPhones in terms of security.

Samsung’s devices with the user interface called One UI 6.1.1 all feature improved security. For instance, Samsung Galaxy phones such as the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Galaxy Z Fold 6 now come equipped with two security switches. When activated, these switches give a level of device security that gets closer to what iPhones provide.

Hackers have exploited Android users for years due to vulnerabilities Samsung is now starting to address in their Android 14 phones. They introduced Auto Blocker and Maximum Security — two security switches that help phone users be more in control of the data entering and leaving their devices.

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What Samsung Galaxy Auto Blocker Does

To understand how close Samsung Galaxy phones are getting to iPhones, you need to know what Auto Blocker does for a user of Galaxy Z Fold 6 or Galaxy Z Flip 6. The benefits of Auto Blocker are as follows:

1. blocks certain downloads: Auto Blocker blocks downloads from sources that aren’t Google Play Store and Galaxy Store. However, you could switch off Auto Blocker if you trust those sources.
2. monitors USB commands: Auto Blocker prevents the use of USB to control your Samsung Galaxy device, thus making it impossible for an unauthorized person to access your data through that method.
3. blocks malware pictures: seemingly harmless pictures that are actually malware won’t find their way into your phone with Samsung Galaxy Auto Blocker activated.
4. stops software update by USB cable: no software can enter your phone via USB cable on Samsung Auto Blocker’s watch.

Auto Blocker is enabled by default on any new Samsung Galaxy product having the One UI 6.1.1 interface.

Main Facts About Samsung Maximum Security Feature

Once you switch on the Samsung Galaxy Maximum Security Feature, here is what it does, according to Samsung:

1. it screens applications for “malicious activity.”
2. hinders the functioning of device admin apps and work profiles to prevent “malicious attacks.”
3. Stops your device from downloading message attachments automatically, thereby blocking potential malicious files from entering your device.
4. keeps you from falling victim to malicious hyperlinks or viewing preview images, as any of these could land you on “malicious websites.”
5. makes sure that recipients of your photo can’t tell where they were taken.
6. ensures you don’t accept invites from unknown sources or share “sensitive information” when you shouldn’t.

Samsung Galaxy is getting closer to iPhones in other aspects too. We will talk about this at another time.