the best security apps for your smartphone
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THE BEST SECURITY APPS FOR YOUR SMARTPHONE
Jack Cabasso | Aventura Technologies
THE SMARTPHONEIt’s perhaps the most transformative piece of technology out
there.
IT CAN BE A COMPANION…when we’re alone with
nothing to do.
IT’S A SOURCE OF
ENTERTAINMENT…with its ability to stream hundreds of
thousands of television shows, movies,and music albums.
Smartphones can connect us with loved ones face-to-face, order us food, organize finances, take and edit photos, & track diets and exercise, upon a myriad of other seemingly endless abilities.
ONE OF THOSE ABILITIES INCLUDES
ALLOWING US TO TAKE A PROACTIVE ROLE IN
MANAGING THE SECURITY OF OUR
DEVICES AND BELONGINGS.
Smartphones, like Androids and iPhones, have the ability to keep our homes safe and secure, by installing
one of the hundreds of apps created for home security purposes.
MULTIPURPOSE
➤ Whether your hoping to check up on that trouble-making puppy
➤ Or ensuring that your valuables stay put while you’re vacationing
➤ Or checking up that your kids have returned home from school on time
There’s plenty of apps (and even some that are free!) that can help you keep an eye on
things.
HERE ARE THE TOP SECURITY APPS THAT HELP KEEP YOUR
HOME SAFE & SECUREand aids in giving you a more sound mind.
ISCENTRYRemember that desktop computer you have but probably never use? This is the mobile era, and
with the booming popularity and effortless accessibility of laptops and iPads, desktops have
remained at the popularity they reached a decade ago. One way to repurpose your dusty desktop?
Turn it into a security camera! Most monitors come equipped with a webcam, and iScentry is an
app you can download on your phone which converts your web camera into a surveillance
system. Notifying your smartphone every time the camera picks up on motion, the app also allows users to take snap shots from video streams and
live stream footage from different rooms.PRICE: FREE
VIVINTThe app, used in tandem with Vivint
home security products, allows you to monitor all of your home security
systems in the palm of your hand on your iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, or Android device. Vivint automates
your home, so you’ll be able to lock your doors, adjust your thermostat,
turn your lights on or off and even monitor appliances.
PRICE: FREE, BUT VIVINT HOME SECURITY DEVICES START AT $199
CANARYPerhaps the most popular on the list, this device comes with a free app that replaces
your once confusing and bulky security system with a sleek and small device. The corresponding app gives you the control to
track any motion or activity occurring in your home, temperature fluctuations,
sound, and even air quality. The device itself is equipped with a HD camera with
night vision capabilities and a microphone, as well as motion and climate sensors.
PRICE: DEVICE IS $149 AND COMES WITH A FREE APP
