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When It’s a Phone Issue

• You’re using your phone too intensely. Normal use shouldn’t affect an Android’s temperature. However, if you’re using battery-draining apps for hours upon hours, eventually your phone won’t be able to keep up. So, why not give both of you a breather?
• You’ve left your Android in the hot summer sun. Ideally, your cell phone should be kept at a moderate temperature between between 50°F and 86°F. Lithium-ion batteries are prone to swelling, leaking, and even exploding at high temperatures.
• Your phone is infected by a virus, malware, or other malicious bot. These threats to Android security are also known to compromise a phone’s physical health. Since they can cause an excess in data activity, overheating may occur as a symptom of that. Run a Full Virus Scan on your device to check for malware:

• You’re not using the official charger. No matter the brand of Android, it’s always recommended that you use the original charger that came with your phone. If that charger breaks, you should order a new one from the company. Cheap chargers are known to cause overheating problems.
• You’re leaving your phone charging for too long. For optimal performance levels, you shouldn’t actually charge your phone to 100% capacity. Going from 30% to 80% is far easier on the battery and helps to maintain its life. If you’re regularly charging your phone for long periods, such as overnight while you sleep, this can cause the battery to overheat as it’s being left at 100% for hours. Make sure that you don’t overcharge your phone — and damage your phone’s battery.

Ways You Can Detect a Phishing Link

As an Android user, you’ll be happy to know that malicious URLs are often easy to spot. Here are the top 3 ways to recognize a phishing attempt.

You don’t recognize the sender. Remember how your parents said never to talk to strangers? Well, you shouldn’t be opening their URLs either. If you get a message from someone you don’t know, opening the link they send you is a very poor idea. Additionally, hackers often pretend to be a reputable institution, like your bank, school, or employer, so be very careful.

The text message seems too good to be true. If the SMS says you’ve won the lottery or a contest you didn’t enter, then unfortunately for you, it’s probably a hacking attempt. While it’d be lovely to become an instant millionaire, you’re more likely to end up being someone with a hacked phone. So, don’t open that tempting URL.

The link appears to be shortened or contains odd characters. Phishing links often look a little strange. Hackers like using shortening services to create a compact URL. This trick is excellent for masking insidious URLs. But you can safely expand these links by using online tools, such as CheckShortURL and Unfurlr. On the flip side, a malicious link can also be very long and contain unusual characters. Symbols like “%” are often a warning sign that the original URL is encoded and hiding its dangerous origins.

When it comes to detecting malicious text messages on your Android there is a secondary way to safeguard your phone. Clicking on a link in a text message is a quick and easy way for a hacker to take control of your phone. To protect your device and personal information from phishing attacks, activate Anti-Hacking now: