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Cerberus Phone Antitheft<ref>https://www.cerberusapp.com/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260122104009/https://www.cerberusapp.com/ Archived])</ref> is an app designed to be a suite of services centered on security, developed by LSDroid.

=== Expiring lifetime licenses (201x) <!-- Someone needs to contact the article author so I or someone else can add those supporting images --> ===

The application has faced controversy over expiring licenses that were sold as being "lifetime", and are alleged to delete complaints from forum.<ref>https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/12/21/cerberus-paid-lifetime-license-expiration ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251212200020/https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/12/21/cerberus-paid-lifetime-license-expiration/ Archived])</ref> The company started by cancelling free subscriptions in 2015,<ref>https://www.androidpolice.com/2015/08/20/many-cerberus-free-lifetime-licenses-are-expiring-in-a-few-days-because-developers-gotta-eat/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251212222638/https://www.androidpolice.com/2015/08/20/many-cerberus-free-lifetime-licenses-are-expiring-in-a-few-days-because-developers-gotta-eat/ Archived])</ref> then in 2019 went on to cancel the paid "lifetime" subscriptions for all users.<ref>https://androidcommunity.com/cerberus-starts-expiring-paid-lifetime-licenses-20191223/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250722041029/https://androidcommunity.com/cerberus-starts-expiring-paid-lifetime-licenses-20191223/ Archived])</ref>  

Users initially received an [https://static1.anpoimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cerberus-persona-announcment.png email] on 20 February 2018, notifying them of a new app that would require a subscription plan. However users were reassured that their purchased lifetime license for the anti-theft app would still continue to function.

These actions led to a backlash from paying users on forums,<ref>https://www.neogaf.com/threads/android-security-app-cerberus-gives-out-free-lifetime-licenses-revokes-later.1111712/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250215182412/https://www.neogaf.com/threads/android-security-app-cerberus-gives-out-free-lifetime-licenses-revokes-later.1111712/ Archived])</ref> {{wplink|Reddit}},<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/androidapps/comments/eehsmz/cerberus_app_collective_complaint_lifetime/?rdt=36871</ref> and review sites.<ref>[https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.cerberusapp.com?page=3 https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.cerberusapp.com] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250519083429/https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.cerberusapp.com Archived])</ref> However, no major news sources covered the backlash.