- Apr 4, 2021
- 413
I've finally gone from Xiaomi to Samsung and am insanely excited about the new experience 
The only sad thing about samsung phones is the lack of aptx adaptive and aptx hd audio codecs, so I also had to buy Sony XM5 headphones to listen to music in proper quality. =\
A basic level of security is provided by the built-in McAfee and the separately installed Bitdefender with its new behavioural control (no idea how it works). (I also have a subscription to Norton, but it seems much worse than Bitdefender for mobile)
Scam and spam protection in SMS and calls - True Caller and built-in Hiya (I haven't checked if they work together yet, but the priority here is for True Caller)
Web experience protection - NextDNS at system level with all possible security features and filters.
I use some number of app mods, so all installed third party apk checked by VirusTotal, Jotti, Metadefender. The phone is additionally scanned periodically with Dr. Web Light, Malwarebytes, Eset, Ikarus and much more
The phone is protected against theft by both Samsung's and Google's services, I don't use Bitdefender's service as it's already too much.
For bypassing geo-restrictions and shopping - F-Secure Freedome, Norton, Windscribe Free (in order of priority).
I have no idea how to block the Israeli sim card, unfortunately, and don't really want to fight with tech support at the moment.
Since I've only had the phone for a day, I'm still learning about its features and looking for the best settings
The only sad thing about samsung phones is the lack of aptx adaptive and aptx hd audio codecs, so I also had to buy Sony XM5 headphones to listen to music in proper quality. =\A basic level of security is provided by the built-in McAfee and the separately installed Bitdefender with its new behavioural control (no idea how it works). (I also have a subscription to Norton, but it seems much worse than Bitdefender for mobile)
Scam and spam protection in SMS and calls - True Caller and built-in Hiya (I haven't checked if they work together yet, but the priority here is for True Caller)
Web experience protection - NextDNS at system level with all possible security features and filters.
I use some number of app mods, so all installed third party apk checked by VirusTotal, Jotti, Metadefender. The phone is additionally scanned periodically with Dr. Web Light, Malwarebytes, Eset, Ikarus and much more
The phone is protected against theft by both Samsung's and Google's services, I don't use Bitdefender's service as it's already too much.
For bypassing geo-restrictions and shopping - F-Secure Freedome, Norton, Windscribe Free (in order of priority).
I have no idea how to block the Israeli sim card, unfortunately, and don't really want to fight with tech support at the moment.
Since I've only had the phone for a day, I'm still learning about its features and looking for the best settings
