by dbadmin | Oct 15, 2024 | Android, Android Security, Authority Insights, Google, News
Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Remote Lock lets users lock their phones remotely using just their phone number. However, there is scope for mischief here. Google mentioned that Remote Lock will be upgraded with a “security challenge,” and we have managed to...
by dbadmin | Oct 5, 2024 | Android, Android Security, News, smartphones
Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Google is bringing its trio of theft protection features to more Android devices around the world. This comes several months after these features first launched in Brazil. These options should make it tougher for people to...
by dbadmin | Sep 10, 2024 | Android Security, Google, News
The Google Play Integrity API has been updated with a new feature called app access risk. App access risk detects whether there are other apps running on the device that might be capturing the screen or controlling it. Developers can then prompt users to close these...
by dbadmin | Sep 10, 2024 | Android Security, Google Play, News
The Google Play Integrity API lets apps check whether your account is “unlicensed,” meaning you didn’t install or buy the app from Google Play. More importantly, the app can then show a remediation dialog that tells you they have to download the app from Google Play...
by dbadmin | Sep 4, 2024 | Android Security, Google, Google Pixel, News
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Google has apparently removed a potentially vulnerable third-party app that shipped on Pixel devices sold via Verizon. This comes after a so-called Showcase.apk app on Verizon Pixels was discovered to be a security risk....
by dbadmin | Aug 28, 2024 | Android Security, News, Root
Google puts a lot of time into thinking about Android security, and has developed systems like the way the OS handles app permissions in order to give us control over how software gets to see our data. But that sort of gatekeeping doesn’t just apply to apps, and we’re...
