hi,
i hope feature requests are welcome
feature requests:
1) multiple pin codes
it is necesseray, at least in our enterprise environment (but also for
private users), to have multiple (at least two different) pin codes for
different SMS actions. e.g. please make at least "LOCK", "WIPE" and
"FOUND" independent of all the other commands because we don't want to
give responsible persons/admins or the girlfriend the right to take
over the whole phone via SMS commands (read/write SMS, etc.)
2) control app permissions for android 4 / ICS
as already mentioned in other posts within this forum, i'm aware that
you will consider this feature.
this feature would be a clear differentiator in comparison to other
similar products. our company would also be willing to pay a license fee
(similar to the old theft-aware, one-time 10 euro fee) for a "pro" or
"enterprise" version. maybe you can ask this German developer of
"PDroid Privacy Protection" to implement something for you
currently we didn't find any solution for android 4.0 / ICS that has
this feature, and we also don't trust comparable products (e.g. the
Chinese LBE privacy guard).
3) evaluate avast firewall if it is possible to block Internet
access of apps on a more granular level, say based on IP-addresses or
domains similar to desktop firewalls. i'm not sure if this is even
possible in your firewall implementation.
this feature would be similar to DroidWall advanced settings where one
can define custom rules, but of course a nice GUI would be
great
again, this could be included in an enterprise version.
potential bugs / enhancements:
* when setting theft-aware to auto-update it will trigger a clearly
visible alert in the notification bar (with the name "Avast
Anti-Theft" instead of the newly chosen one) which is of course a
problem if the phone has been stolen, as Anti-Theft should stay as
much invisible as possible.
* why is the feature "show notification icon" necessary for security?
the product doesn't explain this and we don't see any reason for that,
except maybe to notify that new virus definitions are here. i've read
other posts regarding this feature, but couldn't find a clear answer.
maybe you could add a short description somewhere within the product.
* allow longer PINs, not only max 6 digits, our policy usually requires
longer PINs, so that is a problem.
* maybe remove Anti-Theft from the menu within avast mobile security as it
should stay hidden. we don't require a pin for avast mobile security,
but we do require one for Anti-Theft, which is also accessible via the
dialer.
* allow more than two "friends" for Anti-Theft, we'd need at least
three different contact persons.
best regards,
johannes
