Android is a mobile operating system owned and maintained by Google. The Android team started the project in 2003 as an operating system for digital cameras, but soon switched to developing it for mobile devices, before being acqui-hired by Google in 2005.
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Android malware found farming ads for cash in kids' apps on Google's Play Store
A new malware family, dubbed Tekya, has infected multiple children's Android apps, farming ad clicks to earn money. Cybersecurity firm Check Point found that the previously undetected malware was present in 56 apps -- 24 of them were targeted towards kids -- on Google Play Store. The ...
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Hackers are spreading fake Android coronavirus trackers to steal your Bitcoin
While the world is in panic mode with coronavirus being declared a pandemic, hackers are busy exploiting the situation to steal money and data from concerned users. After using maps tracking COVID-19 to install malware into PCs, hackers are now spreading fake coronavirus tracking ...
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The iPhone can now (barely) run Android thanks to Project Sandcastle
Just a few hours ago, we wrote about how it's now possible to jailbreak an iPhone with a rooted Android device. But we have another case of developers committing tech heresy today: The enterprising team at Project Sandcastle managed to get Android working on the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. Why? ...
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You can now jailbreak the iPhone... with a rooted Android phone
People have been jailbreaking iOS devices for years in an effort to add a little more flexibility to Apple's walled garden. This has mostly been a Mac or PC affair, with some jailbreaks showing up on iOS itself. But now you can now jailbreak a device with an Android phone too, as ...
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Android 11 lets you assign shortcuts to a double-tap on the back of your phone
When I moved from a Pixel 3 to 4, I found myself missing the fingerprint sensor much more than expected. Not because of the fingerprint reader itself - Google's Face ID works surprisingly well - but because I used the fingerprint reader to pull down the notification shade all the ...
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Microsoft is bringing its Defender security software to iOS and Android
In the past couple of years, Microsoft has made some solid apps for iOS and Android. Now, the company is planning to bring its Defender antivirus solution for mobile platforms. These apps will be part of Microsoft's enterprise suite. [Read: Twitter tests labeling and correcting ...
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New Android 11 feature suggests Pixel 5 might support reverse wireless charging
Last night, Google dropped the first developer preview of its upcoming Android 11 mobile operating system. While the company listed some features such as floating chat bubbles and limited location data access on its blog, there are some nifty hidden features in this version too. Sleuths ...
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Android 11 tries to make floating chat bubbles a thing again
When Google first began teasing Android 10 last year - then still known as Android Q - it led us to believe the company would begin to use floating bubbles as an alternative or supplement to the standard notification shade. These bubbles allow you to interact with notifications or ...
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Google introduces one-time location access for apps in Android 11
Last year, Apple introduced a new control for location tracking with iOS 13, which allowed apps to access your location data only once. Now, Google has followed its footsteps with similar location controls with its Android 11 developer preview. The preview, released today, also ...
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Mozilla launches a VPN app for Android and Windows
Mozilla, the organization behind Firefox browser, is bringing its VPN (Virtual Private Network) service to Android and Windows 10 through a dedicated app. The app is currently in the beta phase, and you need an invite to sign up. Once you get an invite, you need to pay $4.99 a ...
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Microsoft just combined Word, Excel, and PowerPoint into a single handy Android app
Most of us have more apps than we need on our phones, so I've always been a little annoyed that reading Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents requires separate apps - even if I'll only ever use some of them sparingly. Fret no more: today Microsoft publicly released the ...
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How to save data while watching Netflix on Android
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