The ultimate spyphone: $799 Blackphone 2 can encrypt everything from your selfies to voice calls - and is impossible to track

If you're fed up of apps asking to access your private data and don't want advertisers tracking your every move, there is now an answer.

The original Blackphone was unveiled last year and its successor - the Blackphone 2 - went on sale today. 

The range is fully encrypted by default and comes with a suite of secure features that let you make calls and send texts that are impossible to eavesdrop on or track - and are simple enough for the average user to use.

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The Blackphone 2 is fully encrypted by default and comes with a suite of secure features that let you make calls and send texts that are impossible to eavesdrop on or track.

Blackphone's Android-based devices are built by Spanish manufacturer GeeksPhone alongside security experts Silent Circle and Pretty Good Privacy (PGP).

They run a special, heavily modified version of Android - and even come with their own app store for secure software. 

The firm launched the original handset last year and told Dailymail.com that the range is for people who 'want to stay private without compromising on the features seen on typical Android phones.'

They have full device encryption by default. 

The firm said it designed the handset in response to current handsets.

'This is trying to do what Apple did for music with security,' Bill Conner, President and CEO of Silent Circle told dailymail.com

'You don't read the terms and conditions for you phone, and you don't look at your app settings. What we've tried to give you in the personal control. 

'The launch of Blackphone 2 is a game changer for the mobile sector and for the way we provide individual and enterprise privacy' he said.

'Blackphone 2 combines an enhanced Android operating system with a suite of apps designed to keep your enterprise and personal information separate and private. 

'We're proud to deliver a safe and sexy device with a seamless user experience'

The new phone incorporates Google services – including Play Store - and is certified for Android For Work.

User can also set up their own 'spaces' separating the handset into different areas, for work and home for instance, that are completely separate and secure from each other.

A special app called Security Center allows users to easily see and change their setting for every app.

The new smartphone comes pre-loaded with Silent Phone+ - Silent Circle's, private communication app - which offers encrypted, secure voice calls, conference calling, video conferencing, secure text and file transfers in one simple app.

USING THE BLACKPHONE 

At first glance, and perhaps most importantly, the Blackphone looks like any other high end Android phone. 

The 5.5inch screen is clear and sharp, while it feels extremely well made.

However, once it's switched on, it becomes clear that the work Silent circle has done touches every aspect of the handset.

Even entering a PIN has been made more secure, with the keypad being randomised so hackers can's simply look for smudges on keys.  

At the heart of the phone is the in-built Security Center that enables the user to easily manage their privacy and security settings in one place.

The user can control and fine-tune the individual app permissions and the data the apps have access to.

It's surprisingly simple to use. 

The Blackphone 2 also comes with a remote wipe setting should the phone be lost or stolen.

Through Silent OS' 'Spaces' function, Blackphone 2 also provides users with the ability to build separate, secure environments for their critical business data, personal information and even social applications within the same device.

SilentOS, which requires its own space, is the can even runentirely without google services.

In use, its very simple - and swapping between different spaces is seamless and fast.

There's even an app store for apps the firm has approved. 

If security is a major concern, then there is no simpler way to ensure privacy - while technically the handset's features are incredibly advanced, Silent Circle has done a superb job of making them easy enough for anyone to use. 

'Today our privacy is increasingly threatened by governments, businesses and individuals', Bill Conner said.

'In addition, the growing number of companies where employees work on their own devices in and out of the office means that it is ever more vital to build smartphones that deliver on privacy. 

'People and enterprises want to take back control of their privacy but too often they don't know how, or they feel they must compromise too much - that's why the time is right for Blackphone 2.' 

'Blackphone 2 represents the second stage of the Silent Circle Rocket Ship' said Mike Janke, Co-founder and Chairman. 

'My fellow co-founders, Phil Zimmerman, Jon Callas and our CEO Bill Conner have been working tirelessly towards the goal of launching our global Enterprise Privacy Platform. Blackphone 2 is a highly disruptive product. 

Blackout: The range is fully encrypted by default and comes with secure features that let you make calls and send texts that are impossible to track

It is not about candy-colors, emoji keyboards, curved screens or 'the next big thing', said Janke, 'it's about security, privacy and protecting your digital life, plain and simple. 

'It's hard not to be incredibly excited about Blackphone 2 when you can literally hold privacy in your hands.'

Subscriptions are included for two years with each device, and they can then be renewed.

As the firm explained: 'There is no bloatware, no hooks to carriers, and no leaky data.

'It puts privacy in the hands of you and your [business], without any sacrifices.'

For the Blackphone 2, this software has been upgraded to version 1.1, designed to separate work apps from personal ones through the use of multiple profiles on the same device.

If the phone is locked, a business can remotely lock and wipe just the enterprise profile while letting the owner take control of the private profile.

Internet access is carried out through a virtual private network (VPN) that sends and receives data in a way designed to keep it hidden.

When the phone boots up, it asks for a password and PIN before a wizard guides users through the security options.

For example, this shows users which apps want access to which data. 

The Blackphone owner can then decide to restrict access to that information and handpick the apps and the data they share.

The company said it is 'anti-personal data from the ground up' and added the phone will appeal to those who don't want any data collection, those who agree with principle of collecting data and businessmen.

Upgrade: Blackphone's Android-based devices are built by Spanish manufacturer GeeksPhone alongside security experts Silent Circle and Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) (handset specs shown)

With the Blackphone 2, in particular, the experts have teamed up with business technology and security experts such as Citrix to make it more appealing to companies and their employees.

The Blackphone 2 is larger than the original with a screen size of 5.5-inches compared to last year's 4.7-inch.

A 13MP camera has been added to the rear, up from 8MP, and a 5MP is now on the front.

The Blackphone 2 has doubled the storage of its predecessor and added a longer battery life - although the firm didn't give specifics.

The firm didn't reveal much more information about the new flagship tablet, other than it will go on sale later this year.

A spokesperson said it decided to launch a tablet because many people don't want to give up their everyday phone, but still want to have a certain level of privacy.

'Public awareness of the erosion of privacy has never been higher,' Phil Zimmermann, co-founder of Silent Circle told MailOnline at this year's event in Barcelona.

'There is a rising tide of news reports of the catastrophic loss of privacy, take Sony Pictures or the Gemalto hack of sim keys in recent weeks. There are almost daily incidents of company's who've had their company data leaked.

'Never before have people been aware of the excesses of pervasive surveillance from major governments.'

'A lot of android phones are tied into Google who want to learn a lot about what you do.

'So there are a lot of things that you do that help them track your behaviours, but on the other hand they give you features for that.

'Or take another example, Facebook. People love the features on Facebook – but people give up their privacy in order to benefit from the features. That's built into Facebook's business model. If you're not paying for the product, you are the product.'

Although the company touts the benefits of the device there is the possibility handsets such as Blackphone will be used by criminals to hide their activity.

Addressing these concerns, Mr Zimmermann said: 'Bonnie and Clyde, the famous bank robbers, almost a hundred years ago, revolutionised bank robbery by using cars to get away from the scene of the crime.

'Police floated the idea that cars should be required to have smaller petrol tanks. Any new technology can be used by criminals to make their criminal activity work better for them.'

Blackphone's managing director, Toby Weir-Jones told MailOnline: 'The availability of a tool does not create the intent for mischief.

'If you're a bad guy, the fact [Blackphone] is making cryptography usable doesn't mean you're going to take that a step further; you're not going to become bad because of that knowledge either.'