by dbadmin | Sep 17, 2024 | Google, Google Play Services, News
Credit: Alex Walker-Todd / Android Authority Google is working on adding a toggle to turn the Trusted places feature on and off within Extend Unlock. Previously, users would have to delete all locations to turn the feature off, making it quite inconvenient if they...
by dbadmin | Aug 26, 2024 | Google, Google Play Services, News
Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Google could soon make it easier to manage your Trusted places. A Trusted places option can be found under Location in Settings. It appears the Trusted places page has been redesigned. If you have an Android device, you can...
by dbadmin | Aug 21, 2024 | Google, Google Play Services, News
Google Play Services now shows early signs of support for Personal Safety Crisis Alerts. It’s possible that Google could use this shift to bring Crisis Alerts to more phones than before. Update, August 21, 2024 (05:45 AM ET): We have managed to surface screenshots...
by dbadmin | Aug 6, 2024 | Google, Google Play Services, News
Google Play Services now shows early signs of support for Personal Safety Crisis Alerts. It’s possible that Google could use this shift to bring Crisis Alerts to more phones than before. Google’s Personal Safety app sure carries a lot of weight, responsible not just...
by dbadmin | Jul 4, 2024 | Cybersecurity, Google, Google Play Services, News
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Android 15 introduced a new API to facilitate end-to-end encryption in apps. The Contact Keys Manager API gives users a centralized way to manage and verify their contacts’ public keys. The latest Google Play Services beta...
by dbadmin | Feb 7, 2024 | Google, Google Play Services, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google is piloting a new way to tackle financial fraud by blocking the sideloading of apps that use frequently abused permissions. Many financial fraud apps have exploited permissions related to SMS, notifications, and...