Kaspersky Releases Enhanced Apps for iOS and Android
According to StatCounter’s data, mobile devices now account for nearly 60% of global web traffic. With the growing prevalence of mobile usage, it is crucial for users to maintain robust and comprehensive cybersecurity.
To ensure mobile users’ safety, Kaspersky has updated its apps for iOS and Android. These enhancements offer new features that provide a higher level of digital protection, increased privacy, and improved usability for a seamless user experience.
Kaspersky for iOS devices now includes several new features:
- Security Scan Button: This feature checks all security systems on the smartphone and helps users enable the most powerful protection mode. Users can receive recommendations to turn on a VPN, Anti-Phishing, and other security features.
- Private Browsing Extension for Safari: This extension prevents tracking systems from collecting information about users’ activity to monitor their behavior. Additionally, iOS users can use Safari’s Anti-Banner element to block banner ads, including potentially malicious ones.
- Siri Shortcut: For improved usability, users can now turn their VPN on and off with voice commands by simply tapping a button and saying, “Hey Siri.” This option is available for consumer solutions equipped with a VPN, such as Kaspersky VPN standalone, Kaspersky Premium, and Kaspersky Plus.
Privacy protection for both mobile platforms is enhanced with the new Identity Theft Check feature. This feature allows users to track all leaks from accounts linked to a particular phone number and take immediate protection measures, such as changing the password on the affected account. Currently, Identity Theft Check is exclusively available in the most comprehensive tier of consumer solutions, Kaspersky Premium, and can be activated on a smartphone after purchasing it from the Kaspersky website. Later this year, Kaspersky Premium will also be available directly for purchase within apps.
Another highly anticipated update is Dark Mode. Available on both iOS and Android platforms, Dark Mode offers a more comfortable viewing experience, an important aspect of UX design.
“As we spend a significant amount of time online on our smartphones, mobile devices require protection that is as strong as, if not stronger, than that available on desktops. We are continuously developing and improving our mobile apps for iOS and Android, incorporating a wide range of functions for comprehensive protection, including anti-phishing, VPN, anti-spyware, online privacy, identity protection, and of course, antivirus. The superior quality of our protection is further validated by independent testing organizations like AV-Comparatives, which recognized our consumer product line as Product of the Year in 2023,” comments Marina Titova, Vice-President of Consumer Product Marketing at Kaspersky.
