How Do I Make My Samsung S24 Ultra More Secure?

Generally, it is taken for granted that the Android Operating System has poor security because Google (who develops the Android operating system) is primarily an advertising company. Building a secure operating system demands years of working knowledge about security. The use Android Operating System carelessly can breach your privacy and may become a source of data leaks.

Since the days of the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, Samsung has aggressively developed certain features which protect their users. Although Samsung has all the required documentation, most of the users do not even know that the documents exist. Most of the tips we are sharing with you will also work on the S21 Ultra, S22 Ultra, and S23 Ultra.

Of course, activate the usual features which increase security such as fingerprint login/unlock and disable/avoid using features which decrease security such as automatic unlocking depending upon your location. You should regularly take a file-level backup of your phone. It is as simple as plugging your phone into a laptop and copy-pasting the files.

I will suggest using a dedicated smartphone for sensitive operations, such as for internet banking. You can use A series Galaxy smartphones from Samsung because you can easily use its memory card for backup. You must have insurance and a protective case for your device. If you can not physically protect your Samsung S24 Ultra then the below tips may not be useful.

Samsung has a big user manual:

Security Against Loss or Theft

Commonly, we do not read the documentation before the loss and start finding solutions when the disaster already happened. Samsung has written, “From remote locking and the removal of personal data in the instance of theft to using the Samsung ecosystem and SmartThings Find, or Find my Mobile if a device has been misplaced.”

They offer you a lot of options. You can remotely lock your Samsung Galaxy device using the service from findmymobile.samsung.com. If you have forgotten where you kept your phone or tablet, make it ring even if it was set to mute. You can take backup, erase, locate and do more actions.

If you’ve lost a device, you can open the SmartThings app to use SmartThings Find from another Galaxy smartphone. Your devices will appear on a map so you can easily reach them. This helps find the device lost in the home, office etc. Below are informative pages from Samsung:

Make sure to enable the required options from Settings > Security and Privacy > Lost Device Protection.

Secure Wi-Fi

This is a paid option. I have already informed you that Samsung has all the documentation:

Broadly speaking, under Settings & Security and Privacy, you’ll get most of the settings you’ll need to configure to enhance security. Open Settings, and then tap Security and Privacy. Swipe to and tap Secure Wi-Fi. Tap Start free plan.

Device Care App Protection

Samsung’s Device Care is an excellent application. You’ll find the settings from Settings > Device Care & App Protection. The App Protection is provided by McAfee and it’s free. You should enable it. Then tap the three dots menu icon, tap App protection settings and enable all the options.

Auto Blocker

Under Settings & Security and Privacy, you’ll get the Auto Blocker option. Enable it. Whenever you enable it, the previous settings, i.e. Device Care App Protection also become activated. Auto Blocker is not a unique feature of the S24 Ultra. It is present in S21 Ultra, S22 Ultra & S23 Ultra too.

Secure Folder

The secure folder is secure as long as nobody can access your email or log into your Samsung account. Samsung has a detailed how-to guide on secure folders:

Conclusion

Enabling these features does not make you 100% secure but not enabling them puts you at more risk.