Google is introducing a new defense for Android called ‘Developer Verification’ to block malware installations from sideloaded apps sourced from outside the official Google Play app store. For apps on ...

Lock screen widgets are returning to Android The feature is available now in beta for Pixel owners A public rollout is expected in December The latest Android beta is here, and it quietly dropped a ...

Android's open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google has traded some of that openness for security, and its ...

Seventy-seven malicious Android apps with more than 19 million installs were delivering multiple malware families to Google Play users. This malware infiltration was discovered by Zscaler's ThreatLabs ...

Google Messages now lets you delete a sent text message. A deleted message disappears for the other person immediately. The feature is available now for almost all Android users. Get more in-depth ...

According to a new report, Google will soon let you remove the AI Mode shortcut found on the Pixel Launcher’s search widget. A new toggle to turn off the AI Mode shortcut has been discovered inside a ...

After the stable Android 16 update, Pixel phone owners are facing serious lock screen issues, including tap-to-wake not working, delayed screen wake, and more. Fortunately, some users found temporary ...

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. A day after Apple announced iOS 26 at WWDC ...

A day after Apple announced operating system overhauls at WWDC 2025, Google launched its own set of major software upgrades for phones. Starting Tuesday, a new release of Android 16 is rolling out to ...

Cybersecurity researchers have found 20 malicious apps that snuck onto Google’s Play Store to try and drain people's funds from their wallets. With over a decade of experience reporting on consumer ...

With the rise of mercenary spyware and other targeted threats, tech giants like Apple, Google, and Microsoft have spent the last few years trying to figure out how to protect the digital lives of ...

Google’s John Mueller answered a question on Reddit that showed an easy way to completely remove an entire website from Google’s search index without a search console verified account. The person who ...