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Comodo Mobile Security For Android

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Vault


Tap the 'Vault' button on the home screen 
  • The vault is a secure area on your phone to store your most private and confidential data.
  • Highly secure storage for videos, images and files that you want to keep private. Photos and videos in the vault do not even appear in the Android gallery.
  • Items in the vault are locked behind an additional layer of passcode or fingerprint authentication
    • No other apps on your device can read or access items in the vault. This includes 3rd party apps, websites you visit, and even Android services.
    • Items in the vault are never uploaded to any cloud-backup service. They remain on your personal device and can only be accessed by you.
    • The vault is available for Premium license holders. See 'Upgrade your CMS Account' to see the full list of features you get with each license type.

    Configure the Vault

    • Open the CMS app
    • Login to your account
    • Tap 'Vault' on CMS home screen




    • Select an authentication method:
    • Touch ID
    • Passcode




    • Dark gray indicates both security options are available
    • Light gray indicates the option is not available for the device
    • Hit 'OK' after making your selection
    • Follow the steps and complete the authentication selection process. An example confirmation message is shown below:




    • Hit 'OK'



     

    You have to authenticate each time vault is accessed. The authentication method depends on the option that you configured:


    Fingerprint recognition



    Pattern




      • Tap 'Forgot passcode’ if you can’t remember your security pattern
      • A password reset code is sent to your registered email account
      • Enter the code in the field




      • Tap 'Activate'

      You can reset the security pattern as explained above.


      See the following for how to:

      • Create a folder
      • Add items from gallery
      • Add items from Google drive
      • Edit a file / folder name
      • Move a file/ folder
      • Delete a file / folder
      • Copy items to Vault
      • Copy items from Vault
      • Sort, search and change file view
      • Change authentication method
      • Disable Vault feature


      Create a folder

      • Open Comodo Mobile Security
      • Login to your account
      • Tap 'Vault' on CMS home screen
      • Authenticate using fingerprint or security pattern




      • Touch the 'Add to Vault' button



      • Touch 'New Folder'




      • Enter a name and hit 'OK'

      A new folder is created:




      • To create a sub folder, tap the parent folder and follow the same procedure explained above.




      • Follow the same procedure to create more sub-folders
      • Tap the arrow at bottom-left to navigate to parent folder


      Add items from gallery

      • Open Comodo Mobile Security
      • Login to your account
      • Tap 'Vault' on CMS home screen
      • Authenticate using fingerprint or security pattern
      • (optional) Tap the folder / sub folder that you want to add the items to
      • Touch the '+' button



      • Tap 'Gallery'
      • Allow 'Comodo Mobile Security Antivirus' to access items on your device:



      • To add the folder(s) select the check box(es) and hit 'OK'




      • To select individual items inside a folder, touch the folder and navigate to the item, select it and hit 'OK'
      • Navigate to different folders / items by using the back button on your device, or hit the folder icon with ellipses  at the top
      • The selected folder(s) / items are added to the vault:




      Add items from Google drive

      • Open Comodo Mobile Security
      • Login to your account
      • Tap 'Vault' on CMS home screen
      • Authenticate using fingerprint or security pattern
      • (optional) Tap the folder / sub folder that you want to add the items to
      • Touch the '+' button




      • Tap 'Drive'




      • Select the account and complete the sign-in process
      • Permit CMS to access your Google drive account
      • Touch an item in the drive and tap 'Select'




      • Repeat the process to add more items from your drive to vault


      Edit a file / folder name

      • Open Comodo Mobile Security
      • Login to your account
      • Tap 'Vault' on CMS home screen
      • Authenticate using fingerprint or security pattern
      • Navigate to the file / folder and long press on it




      • Tap 'Edit'




      • Enter a new name and hit 'OK'


      Move a file / folder

      • Open Comodo Mobile Security
      • Login to your account
      • Tap 'Vault' on CMS home screen
      • Authenticate using fingerprint or security pattern
      • Navigate to the file / folder and long press on it
      • Tap 'Move'
      • Tap the folder you want to move your item
      • Hit 'OK' in the dialog:



      Delete a file / folder

      • Open Comodo Mobile Security
      • Login to your account
      • Tap 'Vault' on CMS home screen
      • Authenticate using fingerprint or security pattern
      • Navigate to the file / folder and long press on it
      • Tap 'Delete' and hit 'Yes' in the confirmation dialog


      Copy items to Vault


      You can copy items from your phone to CMS vault.

      • Select an item in your phone and choose option to share / send




      • Tap 'Comodo Mobile Security Antivirus'. Note – The screen may vary depending on Android version, phone model and the selected option (share or send)
      • Authenticate using fingerprint or security pattern




      • Hit 'OK' to copy to main vault folder or tap a folder / sub folder and touch 'OK'


      Copy items from Vault

        • Open Comodo Mobile Security
        • Login to your account
        • Tap 'Vault' on CMS home screen
        • Authenticate using fingerprint or security pattern
        • Navigate to the file / folder and long press on it
        • Tap 'Share'




        • Tap the app that you want to copy to. Note - You can copy items from vault to available apps (with shareable properties) in your phone.


        Sort, search and change file view

        • Open the CMS app
        • Login to your account
        • Tap 'Vault' on the CMS home screen
        • Authenticate using fingerprint or security pattern




        • Search - Enter the name of the item in the search field at the top. Matching results is shown as you start entering the name
        • Sort - Tap the sort button at top-left to sort items in ascending / descending order
        • File View - Tap the table / list view button at top-right to change the file view.


        Change authentication method


        You can change the vault authentication type any time you want.

        • Open Comodo Mobile Security
        • Login to your account
        • Tap 'Vault' on the CMS home screen
        • Authenticate using fingerprint or security pattern
        • Touch the vault settings button at top-right



        • Enable / Disable - Allows you to disable vault. See next section for more details.
        • Change authentication method - Allows you to switch to Touch ID or Passcode authentication methods.Click here to more details.
        • Change pattern - Shows if you have chosen pattern security type. Tap anywhere on the row and provide a new pattern and confirm it.
        • Next time authenticate to vault with the new method.


        Disable Vault feature

         

        You can enable / disable vault feature in the CMS:

        • Open Comodo Mobile Security
        • Login to your account
        • Tap 'Vault' on the CMS home screen
        • Authenticate using fingerprint or security pattern
        • Touch the vault settings button at top-right
        • Touch anywhere on the 'Enable / Disable' row:




        • No - If you select this option, the items in the vault is retained. You have to enable again by providing a new authentication method.
        • Yes - If you select this option, all items stored in the vault is removed.

        Copying an item to vault when it is disabled will show an alert:




        • Touch 'OK' and complete the authentication setup method as explained above.
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