Google has finally launched Material You in Android 12 beta 3, while Apple today launched beta 3 for its OS. [more]
The problem with Android has in all these years been too great opportunities to do its own thing where it does not make sense. [more]
Android 12's visual advancements are understandably stealing the show, but there's another area of the software you shouldn't be overlooking. [more]
WhatsApp is working on a new feature that will make it easier to transfer chat history between Android and iOS devices. It will be useful for those migrating from iOS to Android and vice versa. [more]
Incorrectly configured cloud services are blamed when it turns out that over 100 million Android users have had their data spread for all to see. [more]
With Android 11, Google introduced a feature that would automatically revoke the permissions of unused apps. With the next major upgrade, Android 12, Google may expand that feature and automatically put these apps to sleep. Not only that, but "temporary files", which probably indicate... [more]
The bigger picture of Android 12 won't come into focus for a while, but the software's smaller details present plenty of promise. [more]
Are you a real audio nerd, Netflix has goodies for you. [more]
Researchers spotted numerous malicious photo blur apps targeting Android users. These apps actually constituted a dedicated campaign targeting users with adware. While Google removed the apps, make sure you don’t have them on your devices too. [more]
After years of tantalizing teases, Google's two primary platforms may finally be ready to take their relationship to the next level. [more]
A Study of the top 150,000 Android Apps Reveals 12,706 to Contain a Variety of Backdoors Once again, numerous Android apps with suspicious behavior have surfaced online. [more]
While Google employs some tough policies for app developers to keep the Play Store safe, yet it never remains so. Once again, criminal hackers managed to ditch Google’s policies and flood the Play Store with malicious Android apps. This time, they target users with Tekya malware... [more]
A new Android Trojan now threatens smartphone users. The Shopper.a Android Trojan kills Play Protect and lets the attackers place fake app reviews from infected devices. [more]
Researchers have discovered more malicious Android apps on the Play Store. They specifically noticed numerous adware-delivering Android games and camera apps that evaded Play Protect. [more]
Whilst everyone may be familiar with the end-to-end encryption feature within WhatsApp, it now is stepping up to launch another tool. Reportedly, WhatsApp is working on ‘Disappearing Messages’ – a feature that will allow users to create self-destructing messages. [more]
Round three with Android Q beta. [more]
Google has rolled out the latest version of its Chrome browser for all compatible operating systems. The new Google Chrome 72 release holds significance as it brings major updates with it. Not only it fixes tens of security vulnerabilities but also deprecates TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1. [more]
Google has removed 29 malicious apps from the Play Store. [more]