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…
More malware on Play Store NurPhoto via Getty Images SpyLoan — a family of malicious, malware-laced apps continues to plague Android. And despite the raft of alerts, those apps still find their way onto Play Store. The latest report warns that downloads of the newest member of the SpyLoan family are surging, “increasing from 50,000…
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,…
All change for Play Store NurPhoto via Getty Images Google’s mission to make Android more like iPhone continues, at least when it comes to security and privacy, narrowing the gap. Android 15 moves the bar significantly, with a raft of updates including AI-based live detection of malicious apps and even cellular network defense. But there…
New warning for millions of Play Store users. NurPhoto via Getty Images Google is on a mission to enhance security for Android users, narrowing the infamous gap to Apple’s more secure, more private iPhone. Play Store is key to this, and is now undergoing huge changes as thousands of apps are deleted and its Play…
New Play Store warning on the way—don’t make this dangerous mistake NurPhoto via Getty Images Like it or not, Google is on a mission to make Android more like iPhone, which means ridding the platform of the dangerous apps that continue to plague its users. We have already seen a clampdown on sideloading and a…