Tag: Android

July 1, 2024

The threat actor known as Transparent Tribe has continued to unleash malware-laced Android apps as part of a social engineering campaign to target individuals of interest. “These APKs continue the group’s trend of embedding spyware into curated video browsing applications, […]

June 5, 2024

Samsung has ended its software support for the Galaxy A51 5G, the Galaxy A41, and the Galaxy M01. These devices will no longer receive any updates whatsoever. The Galaxy A51 5G was launched back in April 2020 on Android 10, […]

May 30, 2024

Quick access to smart home devices is coming to Android in the form of a new Google Home Favorites widget. This will let you control devices, actions, and automations directly from the homescreen of your phone. There’s also a new […]

May 3, 2024

Microsoft has identified some popular apps downloaded by over 4 billion Android users that can put users at risk. In a blog post published by the company, it has revealed that it discovered a vulnerability pattern in multiple Android applications […]

April 1, 2024

Several malicious Android apps that turn mobile devices running the operating system into residential proxies (RESIPs) for other threat actors have been observed on the Google Play Store. The findings come from HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence team, which said the […]

March 22, 2024

The seamless updates Android feature introduced by Google way back in 2016 was adopted by most Android OEMs except Samsung. Samsung said it was working on implementing seamless updates on its Android smartphones, and after eight years, the Korean brand […]

March 21, 2024

One of the biggest digital distribution online stores, Epic Games Store, is coming soon to iOS and Android platforms. The announcement was posted earlier today on Twitter in the form of a teaser, but no additional details were provided by […]

February 1, 2024

Will browser extension support be enough to tempt Android users away from Google Chrome to the welcoming arms of Microsoft Edge? We might soon find out, as it looks like Edge is now prepping extension support for its mobile app. […]

January 31, 2024

If you’re the type who wants their Android apps updated right away, you can open the Play Store, tap the profile icon at the upper right of the screen, and press on Manage apps & device. Under the heading Updates […]

January 18, 2024

HarmonyOS Next is getting closer to release – Huawei just posted an introduction video that highlights some of the changes to the UI design language. It’s trying to break away from the drab flat design and add back dimensionality with […]

December 20, 2023

WhatsApp is always working to add new features to its app, so it’s no surprise that beta users are already seeing some options that are not yet available to anyone else. The new feature that’s available for WhatsApp beta users […]

December 8, 2023

A collection of security flaws in the firmware implementation of 5G mobile network modems from major chipset vendors such as MediaTek and Qualcomm impact USB and IoT modems as well as hundreds of smartphone models running Android and iOS. Of […]

November 17, 2023

Smartphones are essential parts of our lives now. All of use them to stay connected with family and friends, to learn, work, and play. The technology has seen a rapid change in the last couple of decades. From the green […]

November 10, 2023

One of the subjects that the U.S. v. Google antitrust trial has focused on is the billions of dollars in search revenue sharing that Google pays out to various Android phone manufacturers and wireless carriers. All of that money is […]

October 30, 2023

Android 14 has been plagued by a storage bug associated with its “multiple profiles” feature. While users can open multiple profiles on a single smartphone or tablet, they face the risk of losing both data and access to their device. […]

October 25, 2023

Nadella said that in retrospect, he believes Microsoft could have made things work by perhaps reinventing the relationship between PCs, tablets, and phones. Nadella isn’t the only Microsoft bigwig to fumble the mobile opportunity. Back in 2019, Microsoft co-founder Bill […]

October 13, 2023

Google Drive is getting a new two-page layout on large screens, such as foldable phones and tablets. This is a significant improvement over the current layout, which merely stretches out the same portrait UI to fit landscape screens. This new […]

October 10, 2023

Lenovo has entered into a reseller agreement with Esper, an “industry-leading” Android corporation, to offer all-in-one PCs compatible with Google’s ubiquitous mobile operating system. The Chinese PC giant can now offer a portfolio of devices under the ThinkCentre brand, providing […]

October 9, 2023

In January, security researcher Daniel Milisic found that a cheap, unbranded streaming box, only designated T95, was infected with unremovable malware seemingly straight from the factory. Several other researchers confirmed that the Android-based system was infected with a backdoor installed […]

September 26, 2023

The whole point of the European law that forced Apple to ditch the proprietary Lightning port for a USB Type-C connector is to enable people to use the same cable for a wide variety of devices. But a report by […]