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Android Pie New Security and Privacy Features Summarized by Developers

Android Pie brings a rich set of new security and privacy-enhancing features. Android developers have implemented this type of new…

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Last updated June 14, 2021
9 Million Google Play Users Affected by Adware-Infested Apps and Games

Google’s Play Store is seeing a large number of fake apps and games that are infected with adware. 85 infected…

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Last updated June 14, 2021
remote adware

Nine adware apps were uncovered in Google’s Play Store, posing as universal remote controllers. The apps are only a drop…

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Last updated June 14, 2021

Android users can now get a taste of Google’s Digital Wellbeing through ActionDash. Currently, only Pixel and Android One owners…

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Last updated June 14, 2021
google_play_fake_apps

Independent research found 28 fake apps for Android that pretend to be financing advisors are actually ad-serving tools. All apps…

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Last updated June 14, 2021
fingerprint

Android users will soon be able to log in to apps and online platforms without using 'traditional' passwords. The FIDO2…

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Last updated June 14, 2021
ufo_miner

“UFO” tiny 200kb crypto miners is on the rise, driving Android IoT devices to their demise. Attackers use Coinhive to…

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Last updated June 14, 2021
lineageos_android

Older Android devices may finally get a breath of fresh air and new features, with LineageOS 16. Initially, 30 devices…

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Last updated June 14, 2021
android_trojan_gustuff

Gustuff Trojan features unique automation and widespread support, streamlining the stealing of money. Featuring a sophisticated ATS system, the Trojan…

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Last updated June 14, 2021
ad_clicker

Researchers discover yet another clicker campaign, and this time it was a pretty large one. The campaign has targeted three…

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Last updated June 14, 2021
android_trojan_gustuff

CooTek’s BeiTaAd adware plugin has found its way into the Play Store through 238 apps. Cumulatively, the apps have been…

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Last updated June 14, 2021

During the last year, Google has updated a range of its apps to support a dark theme across iOS and…

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Last updated June 14, 2021
samsung dex

Samsung is apparently working on the DeX mode again, and this time it’s going to be wireless. A well-working desktop…

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Last updated June 14, 2021
backdoor

Researchers from Ohio, New York, and Germany have analyzed 150k Android apps, finding hidden backdoors in 8.5% of them. Most…

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Last updated June 14, 2021

Microsoft's first Android-powered foldable smartphone could be launched by the end of August. We're starting to see plenty of leaks…

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Last updated June 14, 2021
https certificates

Root certificates on devices running on versions of Android prior to 7.1.1 will expire in less than a year from…

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Last updated June 14, 2021
Android 11

There’s now a good chance that your aging Android device has got a custom Android 11 ROM.You can grab one…

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Last updated June 14, 2021
Galaxy Note 20 Leak

Samsung now promises to deliver security updates to all devices for four years.This is longer than Android One devices, comparable…

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Last updated June 14, 2021
password

Google is adding ‘Password Checkup’ onto the ‘Autofill with Google’ system.Android users will soon be able to check their credentials…

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Last updated June 14, 2021
LG

LG will reportedly pull the plug on its smartphone business after six years of trying and failing to make a…

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Last updated June 14, 2021
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