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...
by dbadmin | Aug 19, 2024 | Android Security, Google, Google Play, Google Play Store, News
Google has announced that they are winding down the Google Play Security Reward Program. The program was introduced in late 2017 to incentivize security researchers to find and responsibly disclose vulnerabilities in popular Android apps. Google says they’re winding...
by dbadmin | Aug 2, 2024 | Android Security, Malware, News
BingoMod is a remote access trojan that uses your phone to set up money transfers. The app is spread via text message, and pretends to be security software. Once its done stealing from you, its operators remotely wipe your phone. Getting malware on your smartphone is...
