CallPhantom Android scam reached 7.3 million downloads on Google Play
Scams targeting Android users in India and across the Asia-Pacific region have grown around a long-standing curiosity gap: the desire to look up call records tied to a phone …
Chrome on Android can now hide your exact location from websites
Google is improving location privacy features that give users more control over sharing their location. On Chrome for Android, users can now choose to share their approximate …
Google expands Android Binary Transparency to counter supply chain attacks
Supply chain attacks on mobile software have grown alongside the expanding role of phones in daily life, from payments to government IDs to AI features. Google is responding …
Google to pay up to $1.5 million for zero-click Pixel Titan M exploits
Google has revised its Android and Chrome Vulnerability Reward Programs (VRPs), which pay security researchers to report vulnerabilities in Android, Google hardware, and the …
Your work apps are quietly handing 19 data points to someone
Office work in 2026 runs through a stack of mobile apps that sit on the same phones people use for banking, messaging family, and tracking their location. Ten of the most …
Product showcase: SimpleX Chat removes user identifiers from messaging
SimpleX Chat is a free, private, open-source messenger that uses encryption and does not require user identifiers. It is available on mobile and desktop platforms, including …
A study of 1,000 Android apps finds a privacy policy logging gap
Android developers write log statements for the same reasons they always have: debugging crashes, tracing performance issues, and understanding how features behave in …
Google brings instant email verification to Android, no OTP needed
Google has introduced cryptographically verified email credentials for Android through the Credential Manager API. This API aligns with the W3C Digital Credential API …
NGate NFC malware targets Android users through trojanized payment app
NFC-based payment fraud is expanding geographically and operationally. A campaign active since November 2025 is targeting Android users in Brazil using a new variant of the …
Android 17 Beta 4 arrives with post-quantum cryptography and new memory limits
Google shipped Android 17 Beta 4 on April 16, marking the last scheduled beta in the Android 17 release cycle. The build targets app compatibility testing and platform …
Google Play is changing how Android apps access your contacts and location
Google’s new set of Google Play policy updates and account transfer feature strengthen user privacy and protect businesses from fraud. Google is also expanding features for …
Gmail’s end-to-end encryption comes to mobile, no extra apps required
Google has expanded Gmail client-side encryption to Android and iOS devices, allowing users to engage with their organization’s most sensitive data on mobile devices while …
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