Less than a month after an unexpectedly early debut of the first Android 16 developer preview, Google has now shipped a second developer preview of its next-gen mobile operating system. The release ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene ...

Android is piloting a new feature in the US to combat screen sharing scams. The system automatically detects calls from ...

That smartphone in your pocket is home to your favorite apps, personal accounts, and sensitive data. That means your device should have the strongest security protection available to prevent the wrong ...

Google's new Android in-call scam protection warns users during suspicious financial calls, offering instant options to end ...

Online security is just as important on Android mobile devices as on PCs. From ransomware locking down your phone to sophisticated phishing scams sneaking into your inbox, the threats to users in 2025 ...

After Google’s beta test in Brazil, the initial suite of theft protection features for Android smartphones is now widely available—but you have to opt in. Why isn’t the company automatically adding ...

Well, I’ll be: Android 16 is officially here! (Or it’s available for device-makers to roll out as they see fit, at least. Choose your own adventure.) And the timing of the software’s arrival isn’t the ...

Today, Android phone security for students has become a really sharp question because phones have become devices that store a lot of private information, and their loss can lead to pretty severe ...

A team of academic researchers has uncovered a new Android security exploit that raises a lot of questions about the platform’s permission system. The technique, named TapTrap, uses user interface ...

My fellow Android phone-owners, start your feature-seeking engines: Some significant new security strengtheners on are their way to your device(s) — and quite possibly already there and just waiting ...