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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For the past decade, Google has consistently published an Android Security Bulletin every month, even if the company wasn’t ready to roll out a security update to its own Pixel devices. These ...

The Israeli military made headlines last month, with a ban on Android phones for senior officers and other officials on security grounds. iPhones now become mandatory, after a raft of high-profile ...

Google will restrict sideloading with developer verification. The move mirrors Apple's long-standing security approach. Android loses one of its last big differences from iOS. For years, one of the ...

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I also stumbled upon a useful camera feature that has completely changed how I click photos on a phone. That feature is ...