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OEMs like Samsung and HTC run heavily customized versions of Android. Unfortunately, the OEM patch deployment infrastructure is disorganized and too often end users are left exposed for large periods ...

Open Whisper Systems (formerly Whisper Systems) has finally released the Android version of its popular free, open source iOS app for end-to-end encrypted voice calls. Signal for Android, though,...

Google's November Android security update carries fixes for seven vulnerabilities, including two remote code execution flaws that are rated "critical" (CVE-2015-6608, CVE-2015-6609), and an elevation ...

Google released its monthly over-the-air Android security update to Nexus devices, patching another handful of vulnerabilities related to Stagefright.

A malicious data-stealing Android app that impersonates a Microsoft Word document has already infected several hundred users, primarily in China.

A clever Android information-stealing piece of malware is lurking on third-party app markets popular with Chinese users. "The malware portrays itself as a data file with an icon similar to that use...