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Latest update [menu]
• In-app survey
• Device specific bug fixes
• Improved welcome experience
Description [menu]
Did you know that when your smartphone isn’t connected to a Wi-Fi network, it looks for networks it knows by sending a signal identifying itself and any network it remembers connecting to? It’s like your phone is walking down the street shouting, “Hey, it’s me. Are you my home, office, or favorite coffee shop Wi-Fi?” Not exactly private and secure.
McAfee® Safe Wi-Fi protects you by managing your Wi-Fi connections. The app automatically turns your smartphone’s Wi-Fi off when you leave a hotspot you trust, and turns it back on when you’re near a safe, known network.
Turning Wi-Fi off when you don’t want to connect is also a great way to extend your battery life.
Your phone’s Wi-Fi isn’t as secure as you think
When Wi-Fi is on, your smartphone is broadcasting:
• its unique identifier (MAC address)
• names of Wi-Fi networks (SSIDs) you’ve previously connected to
That’s all that’s needed to track your location or - here’s the scary part - trick your phone into connecting to a risky imposter network.
This means if you use a hotel’s Wi-Fi then stop at a coffee shop, someone in the coffee shop could set up an imposter Wi-Fi hotspot using the hotel network’s name. Why? To trick your phone into connecting to it so they can steal your personal info.
Protecting your privacy
McAfee® Safe Wi-Fi uses cell tower IDs to know where you are and only turns Wi-Fi on when you’re in a cell zone containing a hotspot you trust.
The app also lets you know when your phone connects to a Wi-Fi network, so you always know what’s happening.
This means:
• your movements can’t be tracked through Wi-Fi
• you’ll know when your phone connects to a Wi-Fi hotspot
• your battery will last longer with Wi-Fi turned off
McAfee® Safe Wi-Fi respects your privacy and doesn’t collect your personal info, but the app might ask for some permissions to protect your device better. Best of all - it’s a free app with no ads.
How to install McAfee Safe Wi-Fi APK for Android [menu]
Download McAfee Safe Wi-Fi APK file (com.mcafee.safewifi_112276_3072071.apk) from SameAPK.com, then follow these steps:
Update Phone Settings
- Go to your phone Settings page
- Tap Security or Applications (varies with device)
- Check the Unknown Sources box
- Confirm with OK
Go to Downloads
- Open Downloads on your device by going to My Files or Files
- Tap the APK file you downloaded (com.mcafee.safewifi_112276_3072071.apk)
- Tap Install when prompted, the APK file you downloaded will be installed on your device.
How to install McAfee Safe Wi-Fi APK on Windows 7/8/10 or MAC PC? [menu]
Download McAfee Safe Wi-Fi APK file(com.mcafee.safewifi_112276_3072071.apk) from SameAPK.com to your PC (ex: /Users/xxx/Downloads/(com.mcafee.safewifi_112276_3072071.apk)), then follow these steps:
Using Emulator:
- Download And Install one Emulator Softwares (Ex: Bluestacks, GenyMotion, NoxPlayer)
- Simple install APK on PC by drag and drop file com.mcafee.safewifi_112276_3072071.apk on Emulator screen
McAfee Safe Wi-Fi APK Pros & Cons [menu]
Pros
- This app is safe, it's not require high risk permissions
- Compatible with 32 bit device (most Emulator using 32bit arch CPU)
- Compatible with 64-bit device (some android device and current Bluestacks)
Cons
Everything is good.
