not many years ago cell phones were telecommunications devices designed to talk. Possibly also for texting (which was particularly expensive in Europe), but although they were technically complex due to the miniaturization of their components, their security was quite good, with a few exceptions. In addition, the little memory they had did not collapse because the tasks assigned to him were not particularly demanding.
It changed with smartphones, when phones began to merge with older PDAs, the assistants that had been designed to replace the tasks of diaries, calendars, notepads, recorders, etc. But these advanced handhelds didn’t go massive.
Mobile phones have in fact slipped into the pockets of all Spaniards, and this implies have a computer in the palm of your hand. But it also means we have to stop treating smartphones like phones and treat them like computers.
The importance of restarting
Using a computer system is synonymous, sooner or later, with having to restart it. There is a maxim in this science which says that “If it works, do not touch it”, but also that one of the first things to do when something isn’t working is to try restarting it. This is already done with the most advanced cars, which have complex operating systems.
Smartphones are no exception, and It’s a good idea to reboot these devices once a day or so for two reasons.. On the one hand for comfort, on the other hand for safety.
Android mobile reboot menu
Mobile phones currently have a lot of RAM. It is not uncommon to see models with 8 or 12 GB and even some with 16 GB. This implies that they are able to perform several tasks at the same time, but also that programs and applications require more and more more memory. That’s why it’s normal that sometimes the mobile is slow, because failed to free memory which should be available to the system, so it is convenient to restart it once a day.
The other reason is security. Intrusions have been detected on different mobiles They are capable of staying in the device memory for an indefinite period of time, extracting data and collecting information, but are unable to restart when the mobile is restarted. That is why it is practical to restart the mobile, especially if we are in a position or in a job where computer security is essential. Turning it off and back on is also an option.
Restarting is not magic
Obviously, if our mobile is slow because we have almost all the internal memory full, because we have been using it for several years and because it has not been updated, a restart will not magically fix it . In the same way, although a restart can make it difficult for attackers to take control of our mobile or prevent them from accessing certain data, will not make a new attack impossibleespecially if we are a priority target for some reason.
But even so, cybersecurity experts urge perform this action from time to time, to minimize possible problems that may arise when someone wants to break into our phone. There are no magic solutions, but a little caution always helps.
How to restart a mobile
The vast majority of people surely know that to restart a mobile, all you have to do is hold down the power button and select the option with that name. However, in some models, to bring up this menu, you need to press the power button and volume down.
Besides, there are other ways to restart the mobile if it had been frozen or if we have a problem with the normal procedure. This article lists up to 7 ways to restart a smartphone.
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