[How to] Lock applications on your Android device

Smartphones are getting smarter day-by-day with cool new features but the major concern with them is the privacy. From your smart phone, you might want to access your personal mail accounts, bank accounts. etc. Are they safe? Though Android supports different ways of screen locking security options (Pattern, Pin, Password), they work as a master key for the entire device. ES Security Manager is a free app which helps you to keep your private data and apps safe.

Steps to password protect your app

• Install ES Security Manager from the Android market. If you use App Brain for managing your applications, install it from here.
• Open the application. It offers three services:
  • Application Protector – Adds password to protect app privacy.
  • Threat Detector – Detects if there are any threats on your system.
  • Remote Locker – When phone is lost, lock it remotely, get its location,contacts,SIM card info,SMS back.
• Click on ‘Application Protector’. You can either use a password or a pattern to lock your application. Choose a password or pattern.
• Lock the applications you wanted to protect. Whenever someone opens the locked application, he / she will be prompted to enter the password.
• ES Security Manager helps you to keep your private data and apps safe.

-- Varun