by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2024 | Android Security, Google, Google Pixel, News
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Google is including the October 2024 fixes from the Pixel Update Bulletin and Android Security Bulletin with the Android 15 platform update for Pixel devices. The Pixel Security Bulletin contains 29 fixes specific to Pixel...
by dbadmin | Oct 15, 2024 | Android 15, Android Security, Find My Device, How-to's
Android 15 came full of new features and capabilities, but Google also reminded us of some features that are available to devices with previous Android versions. Such is the case of the AI-supported Theft Protection feature. Let’s go over what this feature is all...
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...
