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Mobile service providers will also need to provide service-wise (2G, 3G, 4G, 5G) geospatial coverage maps on their website that will help users. 

According to the report, 42 percent of respondents use smartphones most for entertainment, where social media is at the top, 65 percent of users sacrifice phone usage to conserve battery while 82 percent limit their social media usage.

Fake URLs have come to fore promising users a way to run the banned Chinese app TikTok All of these links are fake and aim to steal user data as well as information The Narendra Modi government recently banned at least 59 popular Chinese Apps citing that they posed a threat to the internal security and hacked user data Researchers from Kaspersky have found that cybercriminals are sending users links to download malicious apps to their phones

These recommendations are part of Google's latest campaign '#SecurityCheckKiya' that urges users to take control of their data.

By category, the social media apps lead the usage with 76 percent of the users using them on a daily basis.

The total number of smartphone users stood at 404 million in 2017, while 27 percent of the population used the Internet last year, technology major Cisco's Visual Networking Index (VNI) said.

Almost 64% said they had lost a precious photo or video from their smartphone as a result of files not being backed up.

The `Night Mode` has been seen on desktop in select users` accounts.

Yik Yak, a mobile application which gained popularity for allowing users to make anonymous comments and which sparked debate on cyber bullying, has shut down.

Phone calls also accounted for another 22 percent of time, while social media and emails each accounted for 10 percent of respondents' time.

At least 60 percent travellers who check in with work during a vacation say their travel partner or spouse does not mind. However, among Indians, who are the most likely to check in with work, one-fifth admit that their spouse or travel partner does get annoyed.

Android users were more likely to favour a larger screen size

The majority of smartphone owners would rather have nude pictures publicly exposed than their banking information.

Some clinically-accredited smartphone health apps may be sending unencrypted personal and health information, putting the privacy of users at risk, a new study has found.

Smartphone users in India spend 47 percent of their time on communication applications such as WhatsApp, We Chat, Hike and Skype which are key driver of mobile broadband usage, says a report.

While texting (61 percent) and emailing (33 percent) are still the top activities of the drivers.

According to the market research firm, the number of global users had surpassed one billion in 2012.