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• WhatsApp finally gets dark mode on Android — here's how to enable it

  WhatsApp is finally getting dark mode on mobile — but only for Android for the time being, so iPhone users will have to ...

  • Mix

• Google may soon let you record phone calls on Android

  I'm pretty sure most of have wished we could record our phone calls at one point or the other. I often interview people over the phone, and it's annoying to have to jerryrig a microphone setup. Maybe you want proof of a spam caller's harassment. Or maybe you just want to give that ...

  • Napier Lopez

• iMessage-style texting is now available on Android across the US - here’s how to get it

  Google completed its rollout of RCS text messaging support on Android last week, and the service is now available on all ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• How to send tabs, links, and text from Chrome to your Android device

  Google Chrome's latest features make it easy to share content between your desktop and Android devices. Here's how to beam ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Google's Verified SMS feature will curb spam in Android Messages

  If you so much as own a cellphone, you've probably come across some kind of spam asking for personal details or linking you to some shady website. Google is now ramping up its efforts to curb such texts by introducing a Verified SMS feature in Android Messages. Now when you receive ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Huawei still banking on Android, HarmonyOS phones still a year away

  After announcing its new operating system HarmonyOS in August, the company has only released one Honor-branded smart TV running that software. That will change next year. The Chinese tech giant told Reuters Sunday, it plans to release a bunch of devices powered by the new operating ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Five things AI firms can learn from video games success

  The video games market has been through several ups and downs, much like the AI industry, and continues to perform despite the doubters much like AI will need to do. AI itself has come under public fire on numerous occasions as fears over the greater implications of its implementation ...

  • Ellie Martin

• Popular Android apps are shipping with outdated bug-ridden software

  Researchers have found that several popular Android apps, including Facebook, Instagram and WeChat, come with outdated software ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• Bug in Google Camera put Android users at risk of being secretly recorded

  Researchers found vulnerabilities in Google's Camera app (and other Android devices), which made it possible for hackers ...

  • Mix

• 146 security flaws uncovered in pre-installed Android apps

  Researchers at Kryptowire have uncovered 146 security vulnerabilities in preinstalled apps across 29 Android handset manufacturers. ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• Google forges new 'app defense alliance' to fix Android malware menace

  Google officially announces a partnership with cybersecurity firms ESET, Lookout, and Zimperium to catch sketchy apps before ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• Sketchy Android keyboard app with 40M downloads makes money off unauthorized purchases

  Android third-party keyboard app Ai.type has been found to stealthily sign up users for millions of unauthorized purchases ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan