HideX: Calculator Lock APK

Pros

• Looks like a real calculator
• Locks down your mobile device
• Difficult to crack into
• Almost impossible to guess the password sequence normally

Cons

• Difficult to recover lost passwords
• May be slow when first starting

HideX Calculator Lock is a secure file storage utility that's disguised as a calculator app. It gives users the freedom to establish a photo storage vault locked away in the cloud while avoiding any interface elements that make it look like it does so. Since the app automatically syncs data to a remote cloud server, users should find that their images and videos are safe even in the event of a hardware failure.

On its most base level, the HideX app does provide the functionality of a normal calculator. It's every bit as accurate as the one that comes bundled with Google Android, thus making it more than sufficient for those who need to do a little arithmetic. Once you set a specific sequence, however, you're free to unlock all of the hidden features that the app has to offer.

As well as a remote storage area, the HideX Calculator Lock program comes with a secure browser and a VPN system that provide you an additional degree of security whenever you're browsing online. Like the storage features, both of these functions are hidden so you won't have to let anyone know that you even have them installed. This makes it possible to hide one's browsing habits even if they're on a shared device that's only configured to work with a single profile.

While HideX shouldn't be looked at as a comprehensive security utility, it does provide a healthy amount of encryption that usually isn't easy to crack into under normal circumstances. This also means that those who forget their entry code might not be able to recover any data, since HideX stores it securely enough that normal file recovery utilities won't be able to do much with it.

Keep in mind that's actually a good thing. An encryption program that's easily broken into wouldn't be very useful, so the fact that this application is so powerful should be respected, though there are obviously ways around it. The developers built in some extra utilities to let you know if you're close to having any secrets revealed.

Assuming that you've already activated the break-in alert function, HideX will actually tell you if anyone has started to figure out that the software is more than originally meets the eye. You'll receive alerts if anyone has attempted to gain access to your vault without your permission. It's unlikely, however, that most people would be able to even attempt to do so without any prior information about the way that the app works.

Hiding and locking files is done with just a single gesture, which makes it surprisingly easy to use HideX. As a result, few users should have any trouble getting used to it even if they have no prior experience with using security software that's this complex.

Pros

• Looks like a real calculator
• Locks down your mobile device
• Difficult to crack into
• Almost impossible to guess the password sequence normally

Cons

• Difficult to recover lost passwords
• May be slow when first starting