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Cerberus Phone Antitheft<ref>https://www.cerberusapp.com/</ref> is an app designed to be a suite of services centered on security, developed by LSDroid.

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Cerberus Phone Antitheft<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cerberus: Anti-theft, Phone tracker, MDM, Personal safety |url=https://www.cerberusapp.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260122104009/https://www.cerberusapp.com/ |archive-date=22 Jan 2026 |website=www.cerberusapp.com}}</ref> is an app designed to be a suite of services centered on security, developed by LSDroid.

==Anti-consumer practices==

Recently 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.</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/</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/</ref>.

===Expiring lifetime licenses (201x)===

The application has faced controversy over expiring licenses that were sold as being "lifetime", and are alleged to delete complaints from forum.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vonau |first=Manuel |date=Dec 21, 2019 |title=Paid Cerberus 'lifetime' licenses are expiring, customers are mad (Update: Complaints deleted from forum) |url=https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/12/21/cerberus-paid-lifetime-license-expiration |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251212200020/https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/12/21/cerberus-paid-lifetime-license-expiration/ |archive-date=Dec 12, 2025 |website=Android Police}}</ref> The company started by cancelling free subscriptions in 2015,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whitman |first=Ryan |date=Aug 20, 2015 |title=[Update: Official Statement] Many Cerberus Free 'Lifetime' Licenses Are Expiring In A Few Days Because Developers Gotta Eat |url=https://www.androidpolice.com/2015/08/20/many-cerberus-free-lifetime-licenses-are-expiring-in-a-few-days-because-developers-gotta-eat/ |archive-url=https://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/ |archive-date=Dec 12, 2025 |website=Android Police}}</ref> then in 2019 went on to cancel the paid "lifetime" subscriptions for all users.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Padla |first=Rei |date=December 23, 2019 |title=Cerberus starts expiring paid lifetime licenses |url=https://androidcommunity.com/cerberus-starts-expiring-paid-lifetime-licenses-20191223/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250722041029/https://androidcommunity.com/cerberus-starts-expiring-paid-lifetime-licenses-20191223/ |archive-date=July 22, 2025 |website=Android Community}}</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.

Users initially received an email<ref>{{Cite web |title=Important news on your Cerberus account |url=https://static1.anpoimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cerberus-persona-announcment.png |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708184110/https://static1.anpoimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cerberus-persona-announcment.png |archive-date=Jul 8, 2025}}</ref> 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.

Users then received another email on 5 February 2019 notifying them of new functionality of the 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:

Users then received another email on 5 February 2019, notifying them of new functionality of the 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:

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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/</ref>, ~~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]</ref>. However no major news sources covered the backlash.

These actions led to a backlash from paying users on forums,<ref>{{Cite web |date=Sep 14, 2015 |title=Android security app Cerberus gives out free lifetime licenses, revokes later |url=https://www.neogaf.com/threads/android-security-app-cerberus-gives-out-free-lifetime-licenses-revokes-later.1111712/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250215182412/https://www.neogaf.com/threads/android-security-app-cerberus-gives-out-free-lifetime-licenses-revokes-later.1111712/ |archive-date=Feb 15, 2025 |website=NeoGAF}}</ref> {{wplink|Reddit}},<ref>{{Cite web |date=Dec 23, 2019 |title=CERBERUS APP - Collective complaint - lifetime license but received a message that my license is expiring. |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/androidapps/comments/eehsmz/cerberus_app_collective_complaint_lifetime/?rdt=36871 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260223034034/https://old.reddit.com/r/androidapps/comments/eehsmz/cerberus_app_collective_complaint_lifetime/?rdt=36871 |archive-date=2026-02-23 |website=Reddit - r/androidapps}}</ref> and review sites.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cerberusapp |url=https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.cerberusapp.com?page=3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250519083429/https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.cerberusapp.com |archive-date=2025-05-19 |website=Trustpilot}}</ref> However, no major news sources covered the backlash.

===Strict ad blocker prevention (202x)===

{{Main|Cerberus Phone Security Login with ad blocker no longer possible}}

When users attempt to log into the Cerberus dashboard with an ad blocker enabled, the user is instantly logged out and a popup is shown telling the user to disable ad blocker. However, another option is to purchase an "ad removal" for ~$120 USD.

==References==

~~<references />~~

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-Cerberus Phone Antitheft<ref>https://www.cerberusapp.com/</ref> is an app designed to be a suite of services centered on security, developed by LSDroid.
+{{ProductLineCargo
+|ArticleType=Product
+|Category=Software, Security
+|Company=LSDroid
+|Description=Cerberus Phone Antitheft is an app designed to be a suite of services centered on security, developed by LSDroid.
+|InProduction=Yes
+|Logo=Cerberus logo.png
+|ReleaseYear=2011
+|Website=https://www.cerberusapp.com
+}}
+Cerberus Phone Antitheft<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cerberus: Anti-theft, Phone tracker, MDM, Personal safety |url=https://www.cerberusapp.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260122104009/https://www.cerberusapp.com/ |archive-date=22 Jan 2026 |website=www.cerberusapp.com}}</ref> is an app designed to be a suite of services centered on security, developed by LSDroid.
 ==Anti-consumer practices==
-Recently 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.</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/</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/</ref>.
+===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>{{Cite web |last=Vonau |first=Manuel |date=Dec 21, 2019 |title=Paid Cerberus 'lifetime' licenses are expiring, customers are mad (Update: Complaints deleted from forum) |url=https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/12/21/cerberus-paid-lifetime-license-expiration |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251212200020/https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/12/21/cerberus-paid-lifetime-license-expiration/ |archive-date=Dec 12, 2025 |website=Android Police}}</ref> The company started by cancelling free subscriptions in 2015,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whitman |first=Ryan |date=Aug 20, 2015 |title=[Update: Official Statement] Many Cerberus Free 'Lifetime' Licenses Are Expiring In A Few Days Because Developers Gotta Eat |url=https://www.androidpolice.com/2015/08/20/many-cerberus-free-lifetime-licenses-are-expiring-in-a-few-days-because-developers-gotta-eat/ |archive-url=https://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/ |archive-date=Dec 12, 2025 |website=Android Police}}</ref> then in 2019 went on to cancel the paid "lifetime" subscriptions for all users.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Padla |first=Rei |date=December 23, 2019 |title=Cerberus starts expiring paid lifetime licenses |url=https://androidcommunity.com/cerberus-starts-expiring-paid-lifetime-licenses-20191223/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250722041029/https://androidcommunity.com/cerberus-starts-expiring-paid-lifetime-licenses-20191223/ |archive-date=July 22, 2025 |website=Android Community}}</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.
+Users initially received an email<ref>{{Cite web |title=Important news on your Cerberus account |url=https://static1.anpoimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cerberus-persona-announcment.png |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708184110/https://static1.anpoimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cerberus-persona-announcment.png |archive-date=Jul 8, 2025}}</ref> 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.
-Users then received another email on 5 February 2019 notifying them of new functionality of the 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:
+Users then received another email on 5 February 2019, notifying them of new functionality of the 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:
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-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/</ref>, 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]</ref>. However no major news sources covered the backlash.
+These actions led to a backlash from paying users on forums,<ref>{{Cite web |date=Sep 14, 2015 |title=Android security app Cerberus gives out free lifetime licenses, revokes later |url=https://www.neogaf.com/threads/android-security-app-cerberus-gives-out-free-lifetime-licenses-revokes-later.1111712/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250215182412/https://www.neogaf.com/threads/android-security-app-cerberus-gives-out-free-lifetime-licenses-revokes-later.1111712/ |archive-date=Feb 15, 2025 |website=NeoGAF}}</ref> {{wplink|Reddit}},<ref>{{Cite web |date=Dec 23, 2019 |title=CERBERUS APP - Collective complaint - lifetime license but received a message that my license is expiring. |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/androidapps/comments/eehsmz/cerberus_app_collective_complaint_lifetime/?rdt=36871 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260223034034/https://old.reddit.com/r/androidapps/comments/eehsmz/cerberus_app_collective_complaint_lifetime/?rdt=36871 |archive-date=2026-02-23 |website=Reddit - r/androidapps}}</ref> and review sites.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cerberusapp |url=https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.cerberusapp.com?page=3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250519083429/https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.cerberusapp.com |archive-date=2025-05-19 |website=Trustpilot}}</ref> However, no major news sources covered the backlash.
+===Strict ad blocker prevention (202x)===
+{{Main|Cerberus Phone Security Login with ad blocker no longer possible}}
+When users attempt to log into the Cerberus dashboard with an ad blocker enabled, the user is instantly logged out and a popup is shown telling the user to disable ad blocker. However, another option is to purchase an "ad removal" for ~$120 USD.
 ==References==
-<references />
+{{Reflist}}
+[[Category:Cerberus]]