India, July 4 -- Keeping your phone secure can sometimes feel like a lot of work. With all the settings to turn on and warnings to read, it is easy to skip important steps. But now, Samsung wants to change that with a new feature in the OneUI 8 update.

The new feature is called Advanced Protection. It is part of Android 16 and is designed to bundle several key security settings into one easy switch. Instead of hunting for each option separately, you just tap once, and a whole set of protections is turned on for you.

Here is what it does. It stops apps from being installed from outside the Play Store. It also blocks USB ports from sharing data when your phone is locked. And it disables old 2G mobile networks that are known to be unsafe....