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Modern and powerful security technology that protects against hacking attempts is used to a very limited extent—despite having been available to developers for more than a decade. Researchers at Umeå ...

Android's Advanced Protection Mode is getting tougher, now restricting accessibility permissions for automation and customization apps.

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Android translation text tools have transformed how we communicate across languages, with built-in features like Google Lens translation enabling instant recognition of text through the camera in over ...

Android users have been dealing with a steady rise in financial malware for years. Threats like Hydra, Anatsa and Octo have shown how attackers can take over a phone, read everything on the screen and ...

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Whether you've just gotten Android 16 or you've had it in front of you for months, you're bound to find something new and useful in this collection of off-the-beaten-path pointers. Well, this is ...

As online scams continue to rise, Google provides new ways to protect your data on your mobile device. Surprisingly, though, the company doesn't always enable them by default. In fact, one of the most ...

Android users are currently at risk of a scarily advanced malware that reportedly uses Meta's advertising platforms (like Facebook and Instagram) to hunt for users' PINs, messages, and other sensitive ...

A new report out today from mobile security firm iVerify Inc. sheds light on the alarming ease with which cybercriminals can now rent advanced Android malware through subscription-based ...