How do I enable E-mail shield?

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1

The option is greyed out and I can’t enable it. Is it a root only feature?

On a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.

Android 4.1.1

2

Hi,

e-mail shield? There is no such thing in Mobile Security. Can you post a screenshot?

Filip

3

Actually the correct term is “Message Shield”. Maybe that helps.

4

Hi,

and what exactly you can’t enable? There are 2 (or potentially 3) checkboxes - “Message shield” and “Scan incoming messages” (and potentially “Offer to block messages” or something like that).

Filip

5

I can’t enable all 3, probably because I can’t enable the first one (message shield).

6

Does your devices have a SIM card?

Filip

7

No it doesn’t.

8

Well, that’s it, message shield is not e-mail shield. It scans messages (as in SMS for example), not e-mails. If you are not able to receive such messages then you can’t activate the shield.

Filip

9

Oh duh.

I suppose the description doesn’t really explain that well.