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Sloppy Android developers not following security guidelines for external storage opens the door to device takeover and more.

Bought a new Android phone? What if I say your brand new smartphone can be hacked remotely? Nearly all Android phones come with useless applications pre-installed by manufacturers or carriers,...

Fortnite for Android will sidestep Google Play and be an “off market” experience - is that good or bad? We discuss the issues...

Patch wpa_supplicant and/or kill off key protocol, thanks It’s been a mildly rough week for Wi-Fi security: hard on the heels of a WPA2 weakness comes a programming cockup in the wpa_supplicant...

It is official: “Android P” is Android Pie, and it comes with a variety of new capabilities and security and privacy changes. The newest version (9.0) of the popular mobile OS introduces a new...

Like it or not, the Play Store is a walled garden that keeps out malware.

If you have bet on Peppermint, Pancake or Pastry for "P" in the next version of Google's mobile operating system, sorry guys you lose because Android P stands for Android Pie. Yes, the next...

Security experts aren't happy after Fortnite's creator, Epic Games, announced it would not go through Google Play.

There's both good news and bad news for Fortnite game lovers. Fortnite, one of the most popular games in the world right now, is coming to Android devices very soon, but players would not be able...

Android includes a system called App Preview Messages that ensures you receive messages from users, regardless of the app used to send the message. Here's how to disable this feature.