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In a time like this where viruses and malware are rampant on the internet if you are not using one of the best anti-virus apps on your Android smartphone, then you are putting yourself at risk of infection from corrupted apps and other kinds of malware on the internet.

The good news is that you are not limited in options. The best mobile antivirus app offers not only top-notch malware detection and prevention, but also a range of privacy and anti-theft features, and some of them are even free.

Some of these apps have the feature to backup your contacts and other data, track your phone or tablet via GPS, snap a picture of a thief who has stolen your phone with the phone’s camera and can even track your phone’s location.

Most of these security apps come in both a free and paid version. With the paid version, you get extra features for the app. Not all free antivirus apps are the same. When it comes to security, you should know why antivirus is necessary for an android phone.

In this post, upon researches and personal tests, I will share with you some of the best antivirus software’s you can use, both paid and free.

The Best Android Antivirus Apps

Below are the top antivirus applications you can trust. It will be arranged from the best ratings in terms of performance and security.

Bitdefender Mobile Security

Bitdefender Mobile Security comes with a USD 15 price per year subscription. This is to say, it is not a freemium app. The software has nearly flawless malware protection, light performance impact, Android wear watch integration, a VPN client and a malicious-website blocker.

It also has robust privacy-protection tools including an app lock, a Wi-Fi scanner, anti-theft features and data-breach notifications. The software offers a free 14-day trial period which after the 14-day trial you pay for the service.

The VPN client gives you a free 200 MB data. If you want more data, you would have to subscribe for USD 7 monthly or USD 50 a year. Considering its features, the subscription fee (USD 15) per year, it’s worth the price.

Avast Mobile Security

Avast Mobile Security is one of the best Android antivirus apps, offering everything from a privacy adviser to a system optimizer and includes a customizable blacklist.

Though Avast malware protection is useful, it’s far from perfect. Some features like the Anti-theft and call blocking feature didn’t seem to work at all when tested.

The Avast Mobile Security app comes with a free version and a Pro version. The downside of the free version is the annoying ads and the constant nags to upgrade.

The Pro version comes packed with a lot of features including the anti-theft, app lock and technical support.

Kaspersky Mobile Antivirus

This security app is known as Kaspersky Internet Security for Android. The application offers nearly-perfect malware protection, a small system impact and a call blocker that work fine.

There are no ads in the free version, and not much nagging to upgrade to the paid plan. Free users get call filtering, anti-theft functions and a lot more.

If you are just looking for malware protection, you can’t really leave Kaspersky Mobile Antivirus free tier behind.

Alternatively, you can get other antivirus apps for android from the list below;

1. Lookout Security and Antivirus
2. McAfee Mobile Security
3. Google Play Protect
4. 360 Security

Conclusion

In the age where virus and malware are fast spreading on the internet, all you need is a powerful antivirus to secure your Android device. In this post, I have shared with you some of the powerful Android antivirus both paid and freemium you can get to secure your device.

The best Android smartwatch you can boast of is the one that comes with many great features, stylish, and also work well with your Android device. Upon tests carried out on some of the smartwatches, we will share with you some of the key ones that lives up to expectation.

In this article, we have ranked the best smartwatches based on price, performance, design and how well the watch integrates with Android. Much like picking from the best smartphones under 600 GHS, you are spoiled with choice when it comes to buying a smartwatch to pair with it.

Every watch on this list is a top choice for Android, and it works flawlessly in hand with it.

The Best Smartwatches That Run On Android

Samsung Galaxy Watch 3

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 is the best of the best smartwatch on our list. It’s the best smartwatch you can buy and it’s worth its price. It runs on the Tizen OS and is fully compatible with Android and IOS. It has a dual-core processor with 1.15 GHz and Onboard storage of 8 Gigabyte.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 compacts with modern-day design with top tier fitness features like GPS and Multi-port tracking. The only downside of the watch is that its a one-day battery watch when it comes to the long-lasting of the battery.

Apart from its downside, the watch is top-notch for everyone considering the loving features of the watch. The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 sells at USD 399.99.

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2

The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 runs on Tizen OS just like the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3. It’s compatible with both Android and IOS. The watch has a dual-core processor with 1.15 GHZ and a battery duration around 2 days.

The ‘Active’ branding means this is a smartwatch more suitable for workouts and fitness tracking. It’s waterproof so it can be suitable for running, swimming, cycling and among other sporting activities. The smartwatch sells for USD 199.

Fossil Sport

Fossil Sport comes with a Quad-core processor of 1.2 GHz and onboard storage of 4 gigabytes. It’s a wear OS and has a battery duration of 2 days. This watch is one of the first watches of the company that can keep pace with the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Watch and apple watch.

It has a lightweight design with a lot of loving features suitable for a variety of exercise and also has a GPS and an accurate heart monitor included.

Despite its sporty focus, the design still looks premium for all other activities. Its snapdragon wear 3100 chipset makes it one of the most powerful smartwatches in this list. The Fossil Sport sells for USD 139.99.

Tic Watch E2

This smartwatch comes with a Snapdragon Wear 2100 and onboard storage of 4 gigabytes. This is also a Wear OS with a battery duration of 2 days. The Tic Watch E2 is one of the cheapest devices from this list but has some fantastic features considering its price.

The watch has its manufacturer to be the Chinese Mobvoi company. It has a working in-built GPS and a heart rate monitor. The Tic Watch E2 sells at USD 159.99

Honor Magic Watch 2

The Honor Magic Watch is a fitness-focused smartwatch. It comes with a Lite OS with onboard storage of 4 gigabytes. It has a battery duration of 7 days|14 days. It’s compatible with both Android and IOS and has a waterproof feature.

The smartwatch is great if you want a ton of high-end fitness feature in a watch. The best part of this watch is its 2 weeks battery lifespan that is rare to find with most watches available. The Honor Magic Watch sells for USD 139.99. The price is worth it considering its features.

Conclusion

There are a lot of smartphones available on the market, which is sometimes difficult to choose from in terms of Quality. In this post, I have shared with you good smartwatches for Android you can go for.

In future posts, this article will be updated to include later quality smartwatches being manufactured as time goes on. You can comment on your own choice of smartwatch which serves its purpose in the comment section.

Did you know someone can spy on your mobile phone without you noticing it? I am going to show you in this article, 5 signs that there is a spy app on your mobile phone.

I know people still don’t believe that someone can spy on your mobile phone without you noticing. Well, that can be true or not but as the saying goes, it’s better to be safe than sorry.

Spy apps were created in the beginning to help persons track their friends and relatives; mostly children and older parents or relatives. But, as technology advanced and people started using technology negatively, spy apps became something else.

Now, spy apps are used by people to monitor what is happening on the phone of someone. This includes text messages, emails, bank statements, and some personal information that are meant to be kept secret.

Because of that, it’s better to follow these five signs and perform an inspection on your mobile device to know if there is a chance that someone is spying on your phone.

5 Signs That There Is A Spy App On Your Phone

NOTE: Having these signs does not guarantee that there’s a spy app on your phone but it increases that chances that there might be one.

Increase In Data Usage

One thing that we seem to give a blind eye to is data usage on our mobile phones. These settings wouldn’t have been placed on the mobile phone if it was not important.

Data Usage gives you analytics of how your mobile data has been used over a specified period of time and which apps used such amounts of data. Thus, you need to check the data usage for each of the apps you see on your mobile device.

In case you see an app you have never used before but has used an amount of data on your phone, you need to delete that app as soon as possible. Most of these apps are a replica of original apps, so if you see two apps with the same name, delete all of them.

Also, perform gradual analysis on your data usage in the frequency you will be cool with; weekly, monthly, or daily. This is because spy apps upload your information onto a server and this involves the use of data.

Phone Gets Hot Even When Not In Use

When you use your phone while charging it or play games with your phone, they get “hot” that is totally normal. But if you observe that your phone gets hot often when they are not in use, then it could mean your phone is being spied on.

This is also because spy apps run continuously without stopping and this makes your phone battery hotter than usual. First of all, check if your battery is functioning properly before you make your conclusions.

Battery Drain Quickly

Spy apps as said earlier, run constantly and this involves using your phone’s battery. Because of that, they drain your battery quickly and rapidly.

If you see that your battery is lasting very shorter than what it used to be, then it could be a red flag that someone is spying on your phone. Here also, you can check your phone’s battery usage to see if there’s an app that is consuming a higher percentage of your battery.

Most importantly, check if your battery is functioning properly before you decide on what to do next. For those whose phones allow you to check the battery’s strength, check if the strength is high enough before you conclude that you are being spied on.

Phone’s Screen Comes On Without You Touching It

Normally, when your phone is on standby mode, the screen is supposed to go off, except for those that still display the clock and other widgets. Even for those phones, the screen is supposed to fade out.

When you notice that your phone’s screen automatically comes on even without touching it or getting any alert that is also another red flag. Meaning your phone could be spied on by an unknown person.

Due to the continuous activities of the spy app, there is always a chance that the screen will automatically turn on, even without you touching it.

Unknown Screenshots And Recordings

Finally, when you find unknown screenshots and recordings on your phone, it could also mean your phone is being spied on. Most of the spy apps make screenshots and upload them into their online server, this could include your personal information and chats.

As a preventive measure, always check the screenshot folder for unknown screenshots and recordings and remove them as soon as possible from your device.

Conclusion

We have learned some 5 signs that there is a spy app on your phone. All the steps were listed together with what you could also do to prevent your phone from being spied on.

Although these methods are not 100% accurate, it is better to perform these checks on your phone gradually than to sit idle and wait for something to happen before you take an initiative.

Browser add-ons are extensions that give extra functionality to browsers. Most browsers of our time ads extra add-ons which you can download to perform certain functions.

The UC Browser add-ons are plugins which enhances the performance of the browser and also adds extra features to the browser. The add-ons of UC browser cannot be run independently. You need the UC browser installed on your phone or computer before you can run them.

In this post, I will show you, 10 add-ons you need to install on UC Browser. Without wasting much time, let’s kick the ball rolling.

10 Uc Browser You Shoul To Install

Find In Page

You can use the “Find in Page” add-on to search for specific keywords within a webpage. Just click on the “Find in page” add-on from the add-on panel and type the keyword you want to find.

This add-on is very useful if you want to navigate or find things in a website quickly. I personally use this add-on on UC Browser. It helps me find what I want quicker.

Facebook Add-on

Facebook Add-on for Uc Browser can greatly improve your experience when browsing/surfing Facebook. You will be familiar with the advanced features like Faster-browsing mode and Push notifications.

Video Downloader

When I installed this UC add-on, I no longer needed an external app to download videos from HTML5 websites like YouTube and the others. I just open my UC Browser, navigate to the video URL and click play.

Once the video starts to play, you will see a download button at the right-hand side of the video.

Save Page Add-on

Most at times, we come across an important post or article from a website that we love to save and come back for reference. This add-on helps you save pages that are important for you and later get back to it.

Speed Mode Add-on

With this add-on, you can change webpage display between lite version, mobile version and desktop display. Below are the steps to follow to switch changes;

• Click speed mode add-on
• Switch the option
• Refresh webpage

Browse Faster Add-on

As the name suggests, this add-on kills all running background applications eating your phone’s RAM leaving more space for the browser to browse in speed mode with no lags.

Unzip Add-on

With this add-on, you can easily extract all RAR and ZIP files immediately after downloading them or anytime you wish to unzip. Previously, I’d use File managers to unzip my files but with this add-on, there is no need for external File managers before you can unzip your files.

Ads Block Add-On

Some pop-up ads on most websites are quite annoying. I mean, with just a click on the URL to the websites, you will be introduced to numerous pop-under ads that can even freeze your device.

With ad blocker add-on, you can block all these pop-under ads with no extra work. Just install the add-on and activate.

Screenshot Add-on

Who don’t love screenshots? Everybody does. This tool is very handy. I am quite familiar with this add-on because I use it all the time. I use it to screenshot important information I’d love to keep for future reference

You can also take a screenshot of your current window and share with friends.

Clipboard Manager

We always meet new information on the web. I use this important add-on to store temporal links and files from websites.

Conclusion

Add-ons are essential features of most browsers to extends the browser functionality. In this article, we looked at 10 useful add-ons you can install to help your day to day activities.

There are hundreds or fairly over thousands of Android TV Boxes out there on the market. Selecting the right one to buy may be difficult since you are faced with a lot of options.

Lots of these TV boxes are substandard Chinese products, but there are others like the Nvidia Shield and the Mi Tv Box which are actually pretty solid.

This is not to say, all TV Box produced in China is bad. As a matter of fact, there a lot of people who have used theirs for a year or more that still works great. Personally, I purchased one a year ago from eBay and it’s still working great.

If you are in any way considering to buy a Tv Box, there are some features you should look out for. This post provides all the needed features you should look out for when buying a Tv Box. Below are the features;

Reviews

Before you buy any Tv Box, reading its reviews should be the first important thing to consider. You should always search for reviews of the particular Box from major shopping sites like Amazon or eBay to see what buyers are actually saying about the product.

This will help you gather facts about the said Box and help you make an informed decision.

Processing Power And Ram

You can’t skip this process because Random Access Memory matters a whole lot. Manufacturers may tell you a particular TV Box has a quad-core processor, but it will shock you to realize the clock-speed is only 1.0 GHz.

When choosing a TV Box, the least RAM you should go for its 2GB. For the processor, you should consider a 1.5 GHz quad-core CPU or higher.

Storage Options

Most of the Tv Box comes with 8GB internal out of which the Operating system takes half of it. If you want to keep a large number of downloads, then you have to go for high storage amount Box.

Importantly, be sure the Box you are going for has support for external storage and be sure is not pegged at 32GB. Your TV box should be able to support at least 64GB microSD card.

Available USB Ports

This may sound unimportant to some, but trust me it’s not. Conveniently, your TV box should have at least 2 USB ports. I mean come to think of it, you are most likely going to get a wireless mouse right?

The Bluetooth receiver already takes a port. So if you have just one USB slot, you cannot use your mouse. You should be able to insert your flash drive without the need to remove another peripheral. This is the reason you need two or more ports.

Video Display

Video display is an important feature for video lovers. To some of us, 4K is nothing but a term. If you are part of those who it matters to, be sure the Android Tv you are buying supports 4K videos.

HDMI is the standard and should be included. Features like the dynamic refresh rate and H.265 support should also be considered.

Operating System Version

Do not buy an Android Tv box running Android 5.0 Lollipop. Many of them are still in the market, they will never be updated and you may miss out on apps requiring the most recent Android versions.

Since these Chinese-made Boxes are hardly updated, you should consider choosing a Box with at least Android 7 or up.

Google Play Support

This is very important to consider. Unless you want to go through the hassle of installing GAPPS yourself. Make sure the box you are buying has Google Play.

There are several more features to consider when buying an Android Box, but these are the few important once you should consider at first hand. There are loads of them out there but choosing the right one should not be difficult.

Conclusion

Choosing the best TV box to purchase is value for money. If you buy any Box because it’s too cheap, you would regret buying it. In this article, I share with you the features you should consider when choosing an Android TV Box.

Betting is the new economic craze and venture that has taken over the whole world. Kids, adolescents, older folks, employed and unemployed have all jumped on the bandwagon of betting.

In Ghana, Sportybet is one of the leading bookies for staking your bet online. The golden result for betting is winning some amount of monay based on the odds and your stake. So the big question is; after many days and months of trying, when you finally win your first bet, how do you withdraw the money from your sportybet account?

If this is your worry, then you are at the right place. In this article, we shall look at the procedure involved in withdrawing your winnings from your Sportybet account.

But, before we delve into how to withdraw money from your account, let’s look at some things to note about Sportybet winning withdrawals.

If you don’t have an account yet, you can check out How To Create An Account On Sportybet Ghana

Notes On Withdrawal

When withdrawing on Sportybet, there are no fees charged on your withdrawals. So, in effect, you get exactly how much you withdraw in your mobile wallet.

Withdrawals in Sportybet can only be done via the mobile money account that was used during the account registration.

Withdrawals below 2,000 GHS are done instantly while those above 2,000 may take some time to be completed.

Now, let’s talk about the process of withdrawing your hard-earned bet winnings.

How To Withdraw Your Money From Sportybet

In order for you to withdraw your bet winnings from your sportybet account, you should follow the following steps:

1. Open your sportybet account with your username and password. Be sure to enter the right details.
2. Go to ‘my account’ in the list of menus.
3. Look for the withdraw button in the list of options that appear and click on it.
4. Enter the amount you wish to withdraw in the ‘amount’ box.
5. Click on Withdraw and wait for the transaction to begin.
6. If you followed all the processes perfectly, you should receive a credit alert on your mobile money account in a few minutes.

Note: If your winnings are more than 2,000 GHS and you don’t want any delays with the withdrawal, it’s advisable to withdraw in bits. Each bit of withdrawal should be less than 2,000 GHS. If you try to withdraw everything at once, your withdrawal would delay and you may even be required to go to any of their outlets for your money.

Conclusion

One of the numerous ways of making money online today is through betting. Sports betting has given many people an easy way of making money from their homes. But the big question is how to withdraw your earnings after successfully winning a bet.

In this article, we spoke about how to withdraw your earnings from your Sportybet account into your Mobilemoney wallet in Ghana.

I hope the content of this article was helpful to you. If you have any questions regarding withdrawals from Sportybet account, you can leave it in the comment box below or get in touch with us. Don’t forget to share your comments and reservations as well.

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