Here you will find all the articles with the tag: Android.
Google recently fixed a critical vulnerability that allows hackers to remotely attack Android phones with a Qualcomm chipset. Other very critical vulnerabilities have also been fixed. In the first 2024 patch round for Android, Google patched a total of 59 vulnerabilities. These patches target no... Read more
4 months ago
At the CES 2024 conference in early January, we might see an unusual device from Lenovo. Indeed, according to a leak, the company is announcing a Windows laptop whose screen is detachable in order to use it as an Android tablet. The notebook would become part of the ThinkBook line, claims the ru... Read more
4 months ago
The so-called Chameleon malware is not new, but it has worrying new capabilities. Android users can download an otherwise normally functioning app without ever realizing that Chameleon is running in the background. Discovered in April, Chameleon is known as a "banking trojan," an umbrella term f... Read more
4 months ago
A recently discovered vulnerability in Bluetooth, CVE-2023-45866, opens the door to a hostile takeover of Android, Apple and Linux devices. Security researcher Marc Newlin made the discovery. In a posting on GitHub, Newlin recently disclosed the Bluetooth vulnerability CVE-2023-45866. By exploit... Read more
5 months ago
In its recent security update for Android, Google patched a critical vulnerability that enables so-called zero-click remote code execution (RCE). In addition, 84 other vulnerabilities were addressed. According to the tech giant, critical vulnerability CVE-2023-40088 was the most important vulner... Read more
5 months ago
Android developers are getting new functionality in the Google Play store to better showcase and price their apps. The new features also provide opportunities for app quality and security improvements. Google is giving Android developers many new functionalities. Android developers can now even ... Read more
5 months ago
Google is paying Apple 36 percent of all ad revenue coming in through searches from the Safari browser. This is to ensure that Google Search remains the default search engine within that browser. That percentage is up to three times what the tech giant pays to manufacturers of devices with an Andro... Read more
5 months ago
Google says it's making decent progress with RISC-V compatibility on Android. The company has designated a set of extensions that will allow a RISC-V CPU to run the operating system. Currently it supports only a simple Android Open Source Project (AOSP) application, but it may be a first step towar... Read more
6 months ago
Google is introducing its Credential Manager functionality for Android on November 1st to provide a streamlined and secure authentication process. According to Google, Android Credential Manager is going to dramatically improve the login experience for Android users. With the advent of this feat... Read more
6 months ago
WhatsApp is starting to adopt passkeys as security authentication for users of its Android application. According to WhatsApp, Android users can now log into the messaging app more easily and securely using facial recognition, a fingerprint or a PIN. This replaces the existing SMS authentication... Read more
6 months ago
