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

Cybercriminals are quietly turning Android phones into remote-controlled skimmers that can hijack banking apps, drain crypto ...

Following a reported surge in espionage activity, the agency in charge of countering cyber threats in the U.S. has updated ...

Android malware operations evolve with droppers SMS theft and remote access tools spreading fast and risking user data and ...

One of Google's most critical features is hidden behind a single toggle - turn it on to protect against theft, scams, spam, and more.

Android 16 introduces an “Advanced Protection” mode, offering a one-click solution to activate enhanced security settings for high-risk users. This mode enables a suite of device-level safeguards, ...

With the increasing sophistication of digital threats, safeguarding your phone and personal data has never been more crucial. Android is responding with a suite of new security features designed to ...

Android Authority, which discovered this update in Android’s Canary 2512 release, says “Google may be working on a native App Lock feature for Android 17 that lets users secure specific apps without ...

A team of academic researchers has uncovered a new Android security exploit that raises a lot of questions about the platform’s permission system. The technique, named TapTrap, uses user interface ...

Android 15 started rolling out to Pixel devices Tuesday and will arrive, through various third-party efforts, on other Android devices at some point. There is always a bunch of little changes to ...

Well, I’ll be: Android 16 is officially here! (Or it’s available for device-makers to roll out as they see fit, at least. Choose your own adventure.) And the timing of the software’s arrival isn’t the ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...