Operation Manual

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Apps
Gigaset GS270 / LUG International en / A31008-N1503-R101-1-7619 / operating.fm / 9/11/17
Changing the second app
¤ Tap Select a different app from a start screen or the App menu
or
¤ Tap Tap the title of a different app
Ending Split screen mode
¤ Touch and hold the icon
or
¤ Drag the black bar between the two apps all the way up/down or left/right . . . The second
app is ended and the device returns to Default mode
Protection from harmful apps
Downloading apps from sources other than Google Play
If you want to download apps from sources other than Google Play, you must permit it explicitly.
¤ Settings Users – Security Enable the Unknown sources switch . . . You can
now install apps from other sources
Enabling Verify apps
When the function is enabled, your device verifies apps when being installed, and regularly
searches the device for potentially harmful apps.
¤ Settings Users – Google Security Verify apps – Enable the Scan device for
security threats switch
The following actions are possible when you install an app which is not from Google Play:
• Recommendation not to install the app.
• Installation of the app is blocked when there is a threat to the security of the device.
• Information on the app’s identification is sent to Google, such as protocol information,
URLs connected to the app, the device ID, its operating system version and the IP address.
Apps installed on the device are checked regularly. If a potential harmful app is detected, the
app check
can take the following actions:
• Recommend that you uninstall the app immediately.
• Remove an app which is known to be insecure.
Apps from unknown sources can represent a security risk for your smartphone.
A download can corrupt your smartphone, and personal details ca
n be misused or
go missing.