Is tihis as good as it gets? SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images This is the biggest change to Android’s fundamentals in years. Google is clamping down on sideloading — the feature that more than any other differentiates Android from iPhone. And now we have an early revelation as to what users can expect. “Changes are … Read more
Coming to your Pixel soon. Getty Images Google versus Samsung is becoming becoming more of a thing, The Android-maker’s Pixel phones are first to everything, as Samsung seems to struggle to keep up with new versions of the Android OS, Play System updates and even monthly security fixes. And now Pixel is about to take … Read more
Android flaw cannot yet be fixed. Future Publishing via Getty Images A tricky dilemma for Android users this week, as both Google and Samsung release this month’s Pixel and Galaxy security updates with critical missing fixes. And with a June 24 deadline to secure phones or power them down, something needs to give. There are … Read more
New Play Store warning affects millions. AFP via Getty Images Update: Republished on April 30 with a raft of new Android security warnings for both personal and enterprise users. Google has quietly changed how apps run on your phone. Starting next month, the Android-maker will let apps work differently depending on your phone. The bad … Read more
New Play Store warning affects millions. AFP via Getty Images Update: Republished on April 29 with major Play Store change as apps are removed. Google has quietly changed how apps run on your phone. Starting next month, the Android-maker will let apps work differently depending on your phone. The bad news is this could see … Read more
More bad news for Android users. CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images Update: Republished on April 11 with confirmation that Pixels are now being updated and reports into cyber attacks targeting Android phones with new spyware. We live in interesting times. For the third month running, Google has confirmed the bad news that Android phones are … Read more
More bad news for Android users. CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images Update: Republished on April 10 with confirmation that cyber attacks are now targeting Android phones with sophisticated new spyware. We live in interesting times. For the third month running, Google has confirmed the bad news that Android phones are under attack, as another routine … Read more
More bad news for Android users. CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images We live in interesting times. For the third month running, Google has confirmed the bad news that Android phones are under attack, as another routine monthly security release turns into an emergency update now warning. There is one critical difference this time though, with … Read more
Do not take these risks. getty Google’s mission to secure Android continues, narrowing the gap to iPhone. But that can never fully succeed unless and until user behaviors change. That’s the stark takeaway from Google’s update this week, and it must be taken seriously. Google says that last year its “AI-powered threat detection and other … Read more
Another day, another Play Store deletion. NurPhoto via Getty Images Republished on March 16th with further reports into dangerous Android apps and the release of new Android protections for millions of users. What a week for Play Store. Google has been busy with its delete button, with multiple threats sneaking their way inside Android’s best … Read more