For a security and anti-theft app, it’s surprising that Cerberus did not support Android’s fingerprint sensor API as soon as it became available. But nevertheless, the app’s latest update finally brings this added security feature, as well as support for the Android N developer preview. Of course there are the usual bug fixes and improvements, but for normal human beings, what they want to hear are of course the more visible changes to the app, and while they may be minor, it is pretty significant at least for those running the latest Android update.
You can now use your smartphone’s fingerprint sensor to authenticate your Cerberus anti theft version 3.4, provided that your device is updated to Android 6.0 Marshmallow and of course you have the necessary hardware. So if ever your phone gets stolen, they will not be able to open it, unless they cut off your finger and use it to authenticate the app, which probably doesn’t happen in real life. Or so we hope.
The other important update for the app is only useful if you’re on the Android N developer preview. The direct book feature allows the app to still access your encrypted storage even though your phone or tablet is on and/or locked. Meanwhile the other new change is that your device will allow the app to declare its network security settings to Android and so it can protect you from things like cleartext traffic.
You get the usual bug fixes and improvements that come with every update. You can download Cerberus for free from the Google Play Store, but you only get a free trial for seven days. After that, you’d have to license your phone for around five Euros per year.
