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fromSecurityWeek
4 hours ago

Google API Keys in Android Apps Expose Gemini Endpoints to Unauthorized Access

Google API keys in Android apps can be exploited to access Gemini AI endpoints, risking personal data exposure.
Mobile UX
fromGSMArena.com
4 hours ago

Samsung expands One UI 8.5 beta program to the Galaxy S23, Fold5, Flip5, and A36

Samsung is expanding the One UI 8.5 beta program to more devices including Galaxy S23 series, Z Fold5, Z Flip5, and A36.
Privacy technologies
fromTechRepublic
6 days ago

Android Alert: 50 Google Play Apps Linked to 'NoVoice' Malware Reached 2.3M Downloads

NoVoice malware infiltrated Google Play Store, downloaded over 2.3 million times, exposing sensitive data on millions of devices.
Games
fromGadgets 360
6 days ago

Google Pixel 10 Users Can Now Play Steam Games Offline via GameNative

GameNative v0.9.0 introduces PowerVR GPU support for Pixel 10, enabling reliable Steam game emulation on the device.
Marketing tech
fromAndroid Authority
1 week ago

The Google Play Store has a serious problem with shady cast-to-TV apps

A small number of developer networks dominate the cast-to-TV app category on Google Play, operating over 280 apps with 1.8 billion installs.
#google-play-store
Mobile UX
fromGSMArena.com
3 days ago

You can now search through reviews on the Google Play Store

Google Play Store introduces a search bar in the reviews section for easier keyword searches within app reviews.
Mobile UX
fromGSMArena.com
3 days ago

You can now search through reviews on the Google Play Store

Google Play Store introduces a search bar in the reviews section for easier keyword searches within app reviews.
Media industry
fromAndroid Police
1 week ago

A fast-growing trend is having a big impact on Android entertainment apps

Short Drama apps are transforming the entertainment app market, with increased ad revenue and a shift towards ad-supported models.
fromGSMArena.com
1 week ago

Aptoide launches alternative iOS game store in Japan

Japan is one of the most sophisticated mobile markets in the world. With AppArena, we're not just adding another icon to the Home Screen - we're bringing a new, AI-driven layer on top of the existing app ecosystem.
Apple
#android
fromSheFinds
2 weeks ago
Privacy technologies

3 Android Apps Experts Say You Should Delete Immediately To Protect Your Data

Mobile UX
fromZDNET
2 weeks ago

Consider my 4-step Android refresh routine before switching to a new phone

Clearing storage and uninstalling unused apps can significantly speed up old Android phones.
Mobile UX
fromGSMArena.com
2 weeks ago

Soon Google will have you wait 24 hours before sideloading Android apps from unverified devs

Google's new sideloading process for Android includes a 24-hour waiting period and identity verification to prevent scams.
Privacy technologies
fromThe Hacker News
1 week ago

Android Developer Verification Rollout Begins Ahead of September Enforcement

Google is rolling out Android developer verification to combat harmful app distribution by requiring identity confirmation for developers.
Mobile UX
fromInfoQ
1 week ago

Google Unveils AppFunctions to Connect AI Agents and Android Apps

Google is transforming Android into an 'agent-first' OS with new features for task-centric app integration using AI agents.
Privacy technologies
fromSheFinds
2 weeks ago

3 Android Apps Experts Say You Should Delete Immediately To Protect Your Data

Certain Android apps, like Facebook and free utility apps, pose significant privacy risks and should be deleted to protect user data.
Mobile UX
fromZDNET
2 weeks ago

Consider my 4-step Android refresh routine before switching to a new phone

Clearing storage and uninstalling unused apps can significantly speed up old Android phones.
#samsung
Mobile UX
fromEngadget
4 days ago

Samsung will discontinue its Messages app in July and replace it with Google's

Samsung Messages app will be discontinued by July, urging users to switch to Google Messages for enhanced features.
fromZDNET
2 months ago
Mobile UX

5 preinstalled Samsung apps you should remove ASAP - they're basically bloatware

Mobile UX
fromEngadget
4 days ago

Samsung will discontinue its Messages app in July and replace it with Google's

Samsung Messages app will be discontinued by July, urging users to switch to Google Messages for enhanced features.
fromZDNET
2 months ago
Mobile UX

5 preinstalled Samsung apps you should remove ASAP - they're basically bloatware

Photography
fromComputerworld
3 weeks ago

Your new on-demand Android memo machine

Shots Studio is a free, open-source Android app that captures and organizes screenshots with optional AI processing and memo-making capabilities.
Privacy technologies
fromZDNET
2 weeks ago

5 telltale signs that your phone has been compromised (and how to combat them)

Phone hacking can be detected through signs like battery drain, slow performance, unfamiliar logins, and reduced storage space.
#android-repair-mode
fromZDNET
4 weeks ago
Gadgets

How to turn on repair mode on your Android phone - and why it's critical to do so

Mobile UX
fromZDNET
1 month ago

Getting your Android phone repaired? Turn on this setting first - and lock down your data

Android Repair Mode is a special diagnostic mode available on Pixel and Samsung phones running Android 14 or later that helps troubleshoot hardware issues without full system access.
fromZDNET
4 weeks ago
Gadgets

How to turn on repair mode on your Android phone - and why it's critical to do so

Mobile UX
fromZDNET
1 month ago

Getting your Android phone repaired? Turn on this setting first - and lock down your data

Android Repair Mode is a special diagnostic mode available on Pixel and Samsung phones running Android 14 or later that helps troubleshoot hardware issues without full system access.
#android-malware
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
4 weeks ago

Six Android Malware Families Target Pix Payments, Banking Apps, and Crypto Wallets

Six new Android malware families discovered with data theft and financial fraud capabilities, including PixRevolution targeting Brazil's Pix payment system with real-time transaction hijacking.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
4 weeks ago

Six Android Malware Families Target Pix Payments, Banking Apps, and Crypto Wallets

Six new Android malware families discovered with data theft and financial fraud capabilities, including PixRevolution targeting Brazil's Pix payment system with real-time transaction hijacking.
Games
fromGSMArena.com
4 weeks ago

Google Play Games now lets you try the full version before you buy

Google Play Games introduces Game Trials for free testing of paid games, Community Posts for player discussion, Sidekick AI overlay for in-game tips, and expands paid game catalog with cross-platform play.
#android-17
fromZDNET
2 months ago
Gadgets

All the Android 17 features Google already confirmed - and 4 I'm still hoping for

Gadgets
fromZDNET
2 months ago

Google confirms Android 17 features that should make every fan excited - but I'd love to see these, too

Android 17 will arrive June 2026, focusing on polish and incremental features carried over from Android 16 QPR1 and QPR2.
Gadgets
fromGSMArena.com
1 month ago

Google releases Android 17 Beta 1 for these Pixel devices

Android 17 Beta 1 is now available again for Pixel devices, offering improved camera, media, companion profiles, connectivity tools, and a new Android Canary channel.
Mobile UX
fromTechRepublic
3 weeks ago

Android 17 Leaks Reveal Major Redesign, AI Features, and Privacy Upgrades

Android 17 is undergoing significant development with a major visual overhaul, expanded Material 3 design system, and frosted glass interface effects expected in the stable release around June 2026.
fromZDNET
2 months ago
Gadgets

All the Android 17 features Google already confirmed - and 4 I'm still hoping for

fromZDNET
2 months ago
Gadgets

Google confirms Android 17 features that should make every fan excited - but I'd love to see these, too

#android-sideloading
fromEngadget
2 weeks ago
Privacy technologies

Android will hide app sideloading behind a new one-time security process

fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago
Privacy technologies

Google introduces a new way for users to sideload Android apps that still protects against scams | TechCrunch

Privacy technologies
fromEngadget
2 weeks ago

Android will hide app sideloading behind a new one-time security process

Google implements a multi-step verification process for sideloading unverified apps on Android, while offering free limited distribution accounts for hobbyist developers to share apps with up to 20 devices.
Privacy technologies
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

Google introduces a new way for users to sideload Android apps that still protects against scams | TechCrunch

Google introduces an 'advanced flow' setting allowing Android users to disable app verification requirements and sideload unverified apps while maintaining some anti-scam protections.
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Google embraces third party app stores and payments

One is creating a "Registered App Stores program" that, if operators choose to participate, will see Google facilitate "more simplified installation flow" for Android apps. The search and ads giant has positioned this as leveling the playing field for app store operators, by reducing the number of hoops users need to jump through to shop for apps on stores other than Google's own Play store.
European startups
Information security
fromZDNET
4 weeks ago

This security flaw could affect 1 in 4 Android phones - how to check yours

A hardware flaw in MediaTek chips used in approximately 25% of Android phones allows attackers to access sensitive data including crypto wallet seed phrases within minutes via USB connection.
Privacy technologies
fromTheregister
2 weeks ago

Google creates installation path for unverified Android apps

Google will allow Android users to install apps from unverified developers through a friction-filled one-time process designed to prevent coercion-based malware installation.
#android-security
Privacy technologies
fromArs Technica
2 weeks ago

Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps

Google will enforce developer verification for Android sideloading in September 2026, but an advanced flow in developer settings allows power users to bypass verification requirements.
Privacy technologies
fromComputerworld
1 month ago

3 Android theft protection additions you should absolutely activate

Android devices have built-in security layers and permission systems that prevent unauthorized app access to sensitive data without explicit user approval.
Privacy technologies
fromArs Technica
2 weeks ago

Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps

Google will enforce developer verification for Android sideloading in September 2026, but an advanced flow in developer settings allows power users to bypass verification requirements.
Privacy technologies
fromThe Hacker News
3 weeks ago

Android 17 Blocks Non-Accessibility Apps from Accessibility API to Prevent Malware Abuse

Google is restricting non-accessibility apps from using Android's accessibility services API in Advanced Protection Mode to prevent malicious data theft.
Privacy technologies
fromComputerworld
1 month ago

3 Android theft protection additions you should absolutely activate

Android devices have built-in security layers and permission systems that prevent unauthorized app access to sensitive data without explicit user approval.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Gemini can now automate some multi-step tasks on Android | TechCrunch

Google launched Gemini AI automations on Android to handle multi-step tasks like food delivery and rideshare orders, initially limited to select apps, devices, and U.S./Korea regions.
Privacy technologies
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

Google reveals its solution for true Android sideloading: a mandatory waiting period

Developer mode activation requires multiple security steps including biometric authentication, waiting periods, and confirmation checks to prevent scam-induced security bypasses.
Information security
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago

Zero-day in Android phone chips under active attack | Computer Weekly

A zero-day memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm chipsets affecting over 200 Android devices is actively exploited in the wild, requiring immediate security updates.
Mobile UX
fromGSMArena.com
3 weeks ago

Samsung Browser will get multitasking, AI and more with One UI 9

Samsung Browser will introduce multi-window split-screen browsing with One UI 9, allowing simultaneous viewing of multiple websites, with up to three windows on larger devices like the Z Fold 7.
fromComputerworld
1 month ago

3 future Android features you can give yourself today

Thanks to the way Google's for years now been deconstructing Android and pulling OS-level pieces out of the operating system itself - so they exist as regular ol' apps and can consequently be updated quickly, frequently, and in a way that reaches everyone instantly, regardless of what phone or carrier they're using - even Android phones from eight years ago get updates numerous times a year that are all virtually equivalent to an entire iOS operating system rollout.
Gadgets
Mobile UX
fromGSMArena.com
3 weeks ago

Samsung starts showing a list of satellite-ready apps

Samsung phones display a curated list of satellite-ready apps accessible through Settings, showing only compatible apps from your installed collection based on your specific satellite service capabilities.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
1 month ago

Android Update Patches Exploited Qualcomm Zero-Day

Google released Android security updates patching nearly 130 vulnerabilities, including an exploited zero-day in Qualcomm chipsets affecting over 200 devices through integer overflow in graphics components.
Mobile UX
fromComputerworld
4 weeks ago

The best Android keyboard apps for on-the-go productivity

Modern Android keyboard apps offer advanced features and polished experiences that significantly enhance productivity and typing efficiency beyond basic text input.
Mobile UX
fromComputerworld
4 weeks ago

How to get an early taste of Android's next-gen multitasking magic

Android 17 will introduce Bubbles, a desktop-style floating-window multitasking feature that users can partially access now through existing methods.
Gadgets
fromTechRepublic
2 months ago

Android Adds 'Accountability Layer' to Third-Party Apps

Android will implement a developer verification and high-friction "Accountability Layer" that reduces easy sideloading while allowing experienced users an opt-out installation flow.
fromEngadget
2 months ago

Samsung's refreshed Mobile Gaming Hub is trying to make it easier to discover new games

"We believe that gamers want to find new content that is personalized to them," said the VP of Samsung Games Services. He continued: "We want to bring content to users and make it immediately available for them to play. We have instant plays where, through our cloud streaming technology, we can take Android-native games and put them in the cloud, so that when users want to try them, they don't have to go through the friction of downloading them first."
Video games
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

Dozens of nudify apps found on Google and Apple's app stores

Hundreds of millions of downloads and $117 million revenue from AI "nudify" apps show platform removals alone may not stop nonconsensual sexualized image generation.
Media industry
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Apps that can strip' victims still available on Apple and Google stores

Apps that create AI-generated nude images of real people remain downloadable from Apple and Google app stores despite UK bans on sexually explicit deepfakes.
fromEngadget
2 months ago

Google will soon offer AirDrop support on more Android devices

At a press briefing attended by at Google's Taipei office, Eric Kay, Android's Vice President of Engineering, confirmed that AirDrop interoperability will expand in 2026. "We spent a lot of time and energy to make sure that we could build something that was compatible not only with iPhone but iPads and MacBooks," he said. "Now that we've proven it out, we're working with our partners to expand it into the rest of the ecosystem, and you should see some exciting announcements coming very soon."
Apple
#ios-263
Artificial intelligence
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Apps like Grok are explicitly banned under Google's rules-why is it still in the Play Store?

xAI weakened Grok's image-generation guardrails, enabling non-consensual sexual imagery and sexualized images of children while regulators investigate and Google fails to enforce existing Play Store rules.
fromInc
1 month ago

How In-App Browsers Shape Measurement and Experience

When someone taps your link in a social app or email, it often opens in an in-app browser (embedded browser), a contained environment inside that app. Those in-app browsers don't share cookies, logins, or referral data with Safari or Chrome. They sever the continuity that website-centric analytics depend on. So these sessions look like anonymous visits.
Mobile UX
Gadgets
fromComputerworld
2 months ago

The best Android feature you (probably) aren't using

Android Reading Mode is a system-wide, installable feature that improves phone reading by offering enhanced, integrated reading tools beyond Chrome's reader.
Privacy technologies
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

With developer verification, Google's Apple envy threatens to dismantle Android's open legacy

Google is implementing Android developer verification requiring app makers to register with real names and pay fees, restricting sideloading and moving Android toward Apple's closed ecosystem model.
Mobile UX
fromEngadget
1 month ago

Google begins calling out battery-killing Android apps

Google is implementing warning labels on the Play Store for apps that drain battery through excessive background activity, with gradual rollout beginning March 1.
Privacy technologies
fromTechRepublic
1 month ago

Millions at Risk as Android Mental Health Apps Expose Sensitive Data

Ten popular Android mental health apps with 14.7 million combined installs contain 1,575 security vulnerabilities, including dozens rated high severity, potentially exposing users' sensitive therapy data and personal information.
Information security
fromEngadget
1 month ago

Google Play used AI to help block 1.75 million bad apps in 2025

Google used AI to block 1.75 million policy-violating apps in 2025, reduced threats and strengthened Play Protect protections across billions of devices.
#android-16
Gadgets
fromAndroid Authority
2 months ago

Nova Launcher gets a new owner and... ads

Instabridge acquired Nova Launcher and will explore monetization, including possible ads, while pledging not to radically change the launcher.
#quick-share
Privacy technologies
fromWIRED
1 month ago

These Are the Best Alternatives to Google's Android Operating System

Most Android alternatives strip Google services (often using microG and sandboxing) to improve privacy, while true non-Android options remain limited and less practical for daily use.
#private-dns
fromMUO
2 months ago
Privacy technologies

This hidden Android setting blocks ads across every single app without a VPN

fromMUO
2 months ago
Privacy technologies

This hidden Android setting blocks ads across every single app without a VPN

Gadgets
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

The biggest app in the whole wide world

Focus Friend, an indie screen‑time app by Bria Sullivan with Hank Green's promotion, climbed to #1 on app charts after creator exposure and media coverage.
fromZDNET
1 month ago

Is spyware hiding on your phone? How to find out and remove it - fast

Spyware is one of the top threats to your mobile security and can severely impact your handset's performance if you are unlucky enough to become infected. It is a type of malware that typically lands on your iPhone or Android phone through malicious mobile apps or through phishing links, emails, and messages. While appearing to be a legitimate software package or useful utility, spyware will operate quietly in the background to monitor your movements,
Privacy technologies
fromSlashGear
1 month ago

Changing 5 Phone Settings Can Limit The Amount Of Data Apps Collect About You - SlashGear

Only about a year old at that point, the App Store was changing people's relationship with software. Users were growing accustomed to the idea that the smartphone was a digital Swiss Army Knife, its glossy touchscreen waiting to be fitted with the right tool for any job. But what the public had not anticipated as we swiped and scrolled was that our phones might begin to watch us back.
Privacy technologies
Mobile UX
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

Why Users Prefer Apps Over Browsers for Daily Digital Tasks

Mobile apps have become the primary interface for daily digital tasks, prioritizing convenience, continuity, and efficiency over the openness of the traditional web.
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