If you’re like me, you probably let your significant other use your handheld sometimes.  Or, you might pass your device around at a meeting to show the group a quick image.  However, just because you’re the type to share doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t have privacy on your device!  After all, we live in a digital world that also includes things like getting #pantsstatus’d.

If this sounds like you, then consider downloading Android Protector for your Android handset.  This app adds the option to password-protect individual applications without locking down the whole phone.  So, you can hand your phone around without worrying that your coworker might also choose to furtively dig through your photos.  One of the greatest things about this app is that if you use your phone to keep children occupied, there’s no danger of them changing sensitive settings, losing important information or otherwise misusing the device.

Android Protector allows the user to easily define a list of applications to be protected by a PIN.  Simply install the app, run it, set your PIN and then flag the applications you want to secure. You can easily toggle Android Protection on and off from the notification bar—making the phone open access when you are using it while easily switching to a ‘guest mode’ when sharing.  The app doesn’t use a lot of processor power, and shouldn’t slow down the handset while it runs in the background.

The free version (no ads) of Android Protector allows you to lock down up to 10 applications—which is ample for most users. The premium version is $0.99 and features unlimited application locking for your Agent 007-quantities of secret files. Visit the Android Protector site for more details, or just go ahead and scan the QR code to the right of this post to download the app directly to your Android device.