Internet and smartphone have become the need of all of us today. Today we are connected to the whole world only through smartphones. If we want to get any new update then it is available on the smartphone. In mobile phones, we are able to do different things through different apps. There are instant messaging apps for conversation, while there are many other types of apps for studies. Today many types of apps are available for every work. If you want to download a new application in the smartphone, then you do it by going to the Google Play Store. There are millions of apps available on the Google Play Store today. But do you know that not all the apps on the Play Store are secure or safe. Yes, even though Google Playstore looks after the security or safety of the apps, but in spite of this many times such apps remain on the platform which are not secure for the users. Today, through this article, we will tell you how you can differentiate between real and fake apps. These methods are very easy which can save you from any big fraud.
keep these things in mind
Name
There are many apps with the same name on Playstore. You can differentiate between real and fake apps in such a way that the name of the real app will be correct while the fake app has spelling mistakes which we usually do not notice. You can also detect fake apps many times through spelling.
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App description
Before downloading any app, do check its description such as developer information, editor’s choice, etc. The app on which this information is present is less likely to be faked.
download count
If you are downloading any popular app, then keep in mind that the download count of that app will be very high. Whereas if there is a fake app in the name of the same app, then its download account will be less.
review or rating
Before downloading any app, definitely read about its review and rating. Here you will get many important information about the app. You can also see the screenshot of the app which is available on playstore. You will see everything strange in the screenshot of the fake app.
app permission
When you download the app and it asks for permission right from you, then also you can identify whether this app is fake or original. If the app is asking you for permission for things other than work, then you need to be careful.
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