Do not take these risks. getty Google’s mission to secure Android continues, narrowing the gap to iPhone. But that can never fully succeed unless and until user behaviors change. That’s the stark takeaway from Google’s update this week, and it must be taken seriously. Google says that last year its “AI-powered threat detection and other…
What’s going wrong with Play Store AFP via Getty Images What’s going wrong with Play Store? Google has had its finger firmly on the delete button this month, with multiple threats bypassing its defenses and confirmations it has already removed hundreds of them. But given the advice that users should trust Play Store instead of…
What happens if Play Store is not real? NurPhoto via Getty Images Google is building higher fences around its Play Store, as the fast and loose world of sideloading comes under increasing pressure. If Android is to narrow the security gap to iPhone, then this is a key challenge. This month we have already seen…
You are being tracked—and it can’t be stopped getty Updated on March 4th with Google’s response to the new tracking warning. Google Chrome is about to make a huge tracking change. We await a global prompt to say no to cookies within the world’s most popular browser — albeit we will need to use private…
You are being tracked—and it can’t be stopped getty Google Chrome is about to make a huge tracking change. We await a global prompt to say no to cookies within the world’s most popular browser — albeit we will need to use private browsing for some of the new protections. But while all that’s going…
New Play Store warning NurPhoto via Getty Images Google’s new updates have made Android safer and more secure than ever before. This week’s identity check update, protecting your data even if someone has your PIN, is just the latest advance. And Android 15 — now finally making its way onto Samsungs — does finally narrow…
WHich apps are spying on you this week. getty Google is narrowing the gap to iPhone on the security and privacy front with Android 15. A raft of welcome changes will better protect users, their devices and their data, including live threat detection to quickly flag malware and permission abuse, cellular network defense, and tighter…
New Android spyware alert AFP via Getty Images With ironic timing, just as Samsung confirms its latest crackdown on apps installed from outside official app stores, here comes another alarming warning showing just why it’s making those changes. The latest threat has been discovered hiding inside dozens of apps. Installing any of them “enables the…
Google is introducing restrictions to millions of phones. getty Google’s campaign to narrow the security gap between Android and iPhone has taken another twist this week, with a major new change to the way in which apps work on your phone. Such security improvements are always welcome. But surprisingly this will severely restrict older phones,…
New Google Play Store update is now live NurPhoto via Getty Images Android 15 is now live on Pixel phones—but one of its best new features has been missing until now. As Google works to narrow the security and privacy gap between Android and iPhone, this could be one of its biggest moves yet to…