Boost
The Boost feature is essentially an application killer. It says how
much memory is taken up, as seen by the percentage above, and it also
states how many processes are running. You can click on the “running
processes” tab to view all processes. Similar to the one in your app
category in your settings menu. What’s nice about this interface is, you
are able to select and deselect apps you wish to kill. Unlike the stock
application killer, you are able to kill multiple at once to increase
convenience.
In addition to that, it can keep track of battery statistics as well.
The one thing I did notice with these battery statistics is that they
conflicted with what my other applications such as Wakelock Detector,
Better Battery Stats, and even the stock battery stats reported. I found
I didn’t pay much attention to this, as it was inconsistent. Another
issue I have with it, is when you clean up your battery, it estimates
how much battery life you gained. It usually ranges from 10-20 minutes.
While this is helpful, it is very hard to prove, as 10-20 minutes is a
very small amount of time.
I would definitely like to see this aspect of the application get
overhauled, as it is very informative and nice to look at. The one thing
it has going for it is functionality, not performance. It tells you
what is using said percentage and you can choose which apps you’d like
to kill. So for functionality, it definitely gets the mark on this one.
Clean
The ‘Clean’ falls into the same category as the battery statistics.
While it is very functional and very informational, it seems to miss the
mark as what to clean. I may be too picky, but when you run the clean
feature it picks up just about everything, and wants you to delete it.
I have a custom recovery, backup, and the fK Kernel on my Nexus 6,
all of which the app counts as “app cache”. I can’t really fault it for
that, but it is kind of annoying if I go to use the clean feature and
have to un-check all of those. Other than that, it finds what they call
“system junk files”. This is essentially the same thing if you were to
go to your storage in the settings (on Android Lollipop) and clear the
“cached data”.
Antivirus
The antivirus part of 360 Security is definitely the most refined
part on this application, as it should be. When I first booted up the
scan on my device, it took around 30 seconds to complete, so not long at
all. It tells you your phone status, and thankfully for me, I had no
malware/viruses on my device (surprise!). The second time around, the
scan time was cut in half, so it does well optimizing what needs to be
scanned.
Once again, 360 Security does a great job of displaying information
that is helpful. It tells you if it recommends a scan or if your phone
is secure. If it is not secure, it will pinpoint which app or file is
the source and recommend you delete it.
It also has real-time protection, so you don’t have to worry about
manually scanning to find a threat. You might think that it will have a
drain on battery life, but that is not the case. On my Nexus 6 I found
no drain/wakelocks coming from 360 Security whatsoever. They definitely
know what they are doing and try to optimize every aspect of the app.
Other Features
Some other features that 360 Security comes with range from a few
tweaks, ability to enable root access (mine was enabled for this
review), data monitor, and even a “find my phone” option. While I didn’t
spend much time with the additional features, they are definitely nice
to have, but once again, they just are duplicates of what Google already
has.
With Android there is already a find my phone feature, Google it, and
there is also data cap limit you can set to your device. 360 Security
may pull off the aeshetics a little better, but “if ain’t broke don’t
fix it.” It just seems as if they are trying to do too much with what
they were given.
