Some call me paranoid for my security, but you know... Better to be paranoid, than hacked
LOL. The first thing I did a month ago (
after installing virus and malware apps from the same companies I use on my computer) when I had to get a new phone (
thanks to AT&T deciding in their imminent wisdom that 2G was no longer needed and my flip-phone from 2004 was going to be useless) was sit down with youtube and learn how to cut everything on earth off except for phone calls and texts. Then I encrypted it and locked it.
I HAVE used Google Drive to move some of my music over to it so that Vlad has his Mozart with us no matter where we go (
Used the phone for that yesterday while waiting in the exam room), but as soon as I had it on my phone, I deleted it from Drive. I've been doing the same thing with a lot of the photos I've taken with the phone too. Get it on my computer and delete it from Drive.
I really need to go get a data cable so I don't have to go through the cloud at all. The ones that charge it don't work for data exchange for some reason. Hubs found that out at work. He uses the bluetooth for his truck for the same reason as you when he's going to and from work, but as soon as he leaves the truck, bluetooth goes off.
The photo in this message
http://parenting-furkids.com/index.php?topic=4292.msg31188#msg31188 was taken with my new phone.
So far though, except for the camera and playing music for Vlad, I've really found no use for it outside of calls and texts. And I could do those with my old flip-phone. I really just don't find the thing very interesting except for a couple of camera apps that make it act like a DSLR.