![]() However a K9 spokesman assured that Samsung is fixing this in their next update. This isn't K9's fault, but it'd benefit potential users to include a warning in the app's description. I tested this on a Samsung Galaxy S II running Android 2.3.5. Simple Setup-Except One Problem Practically no user effort is required by this app. Simply download, sign up, and allow K9 to be a Device Admin so your child can't uninstall the app. The biggest problem I saw during setup was that in order to install an additional "Install Helper," which prevents K9 from being killed by the task manager, you have to download a file outside Google Play. To do this, you have to temporarily disable a native setting that blocks non-Play downloads-the most common channel for Android malware.Ī Foxy Browser K9 is built on top of the full-featured Firefox Mobile browser. K9 WEB PROTECTION ANDROID APP FOR ANDROID It looks and feels just like Firefox, including tabbing, plug-in support, and bookmarking, but replaces the orange color scheme with Bluecoat's blue. ![]() Loading pages isn’t as smooth or fast as Chrome or Opera, but it does the job. Inflexible Filter How does the K9 Browser know what to block? According to a product manager, the Android browser is hooked up to the same intelligent, cloud-based filter that powers the K9 Web Protection Browser for desktop users-that’s more than 70 million data points. ![]() Every time a child tries to load a website, the URL is instantly scanned against K9’s database of blacklisted sites that contain pornography, hate speech, violence, gambling and more than 55 other categories. It also removes links to "parent-child discussion" topics like abortion, sexuality, and dating. My colleagues and I got a little creative when testing out the filter’s capabilities. Search terms like "porn," "poker," and "boobs" turned up 0 search results, while "penis" only served medical links that didn’t contain images. On the other hand "p0rn" and "b00bs" showed plenty. ![]() K9 WEB PROTECTION ANDROID APP FOR ANDROID. ![]()
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