When your phone is your life, protecting it and what is on it is important. But you need multi-level protection to keep it safe from spammers, hackers, and any number of bad actors who want access to your phone for nefarious reasons.
Luckily, there’s something you can do to help stop them in their tracks: download the free AT&T ActiveArmor℠ mobile security app, which is available exclusively for AT&T customers. When you download and activate ActiveArmor on your phone, I helps to block spam calls, manage and block unknown callers, alerts you to company breaches, and more.1 Also ActiveArmor can find out when your information has been found on the dark web2 (available on the paid version of the app, which is included in our best wireless plans), be alerted to company data breaches, and more.
Every AT&T wireless customer receives ActiveArmor as a free benefit. To activate it, all you need is an AT&T Wireless or AT&T PREPAID service.
The free version of AT&T ActiveArmor is included with every AT&T phone plan and gives you:
- Auto Fraud Call Blocking
- Spam Call Blocking
- Spam Text Filtering (iOS only)
- Block All Texts from Email
- Nuisance call alerts
- Nuisance call controls
- Personal Block List
- Device Security (including password and system checks for iOS, and password, device and app scan for Android)
- Breach Report Alerts
But to really amp up your digital safety, opt for AT&T ActiveArmor Advanced. It’s included in some AT&T wireless plans or it can be added to any plan for a cost.3 In addition to the benefits of the free version of ActiveArmor, ActiveArmor Advanced helps keep your data private on open Wi-Fi, helps keep you safe from malicious websites, monitors your personal information and more:
- Public Wi-Fi Protection
- VPN + Wi-Fi Alerts
- Identity Monitoring (including financial accounts)
- Reverse Number Lookup
- Caller ID
- Safe Browsing
- Device Theft Alerts (for Android only)
- Password Manager with web browser extension
- Lost Wallet & ID Restoration
To get ActiveArmor mobile security added to your smartphone, just download and install the free app from the app store. Once it’s installed, open the app to see the four categories of mobile security: Calls & Texts, Device, Internet, and ID & Passwords. You can work through each category to customize your security preferences, including breach report alerts setup, enable device security to help protect your personal data, block and manage spam calls, and more.
Ready to start protecting your phone and personal data with the most comprehensive security to help stop spam and scams?4 Download AT&T ActiveArmor today!
1May not detect all threats and may inadvertently block wanted calls; settings can be adjusted in the app.
2May not detect all compromises or leaks of your personal data.
3ActiveArmor Advanced is $3.99/mo. Subscription auto renews and bills monthly unless canceled. Included at no extra cost with AT&T Unlimited Premium PL/Extra EL plans.
4 Requires compatible device/service and download of ActiveArmor app. Data charges may apply. Other terms and restr’s apply. Details at att.com/activearmorapp.
This article is AT&T sponsored content written by Carly Milne, a TechBuzz contributor. The statements in this article are her own and don’t necessarily represent the positions, strategies, or opinions of AT&T.
