More than 30% of Android phones still run Android 12 or older. That’s bad enough. But OEMs take time to deploy these fixes, ...

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That smartphone in your pocket is home to your favorite apps, personal accounts, and sensitive data. That means your device should have the strongest security protection available to prevent the wrong ...

Google is adding a couple of new features to Android’s safety alert system that will help users find unknown trackers moving with them. The new features cover all tags and tracking devices that ...

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On October 30th, Cloudfare data identified a strange website that briefly surpassed Google as the most popular website ...

Android devices have been compromised by a backdoor bot. Update, March 7, 2025: This story, originally published March 6, has been updated with a statement from Google’s director of Android security ...

Google is adding an optional Android 16 feature to disable USB data access when the phone is locked for enhanced security. This protects against attackers from using USB devices to extract data or ...

The January 2025 Android Security Bulletin is out, and it spells bad news for Android 12 to 15 users. The latest security update fixes 36 critical vulnerabilities, including five critical bugs in the ...

Android's upcoming Wi-Fi settings will let users turn off automatic Wi-Fi sharing between profiles, offering more granular ...