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...
by dbadmin | Jan 12, 2024 | Google, Google Play Services, News
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Several Samsung Galaxy phones were stuck on the old May 2023 Google Play System Update for no apparent reason. However, many of these stuck phones can now receive the November 2023 Google Play System Update. The cause of the...
by dbadmin | Dec 19, 2023 | Google, Google Play Services, Google Play Store, News
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Google has confirmed that there will be no December 2023 Google Play System Update. The next Google Play System Update will be rolled out in January 2024. Google Play System Updates are updates for your device that you...
by dbadmin | Oct 18, 2023 | Google, Google Play Services, Google Play Store, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google Play Protect will start asking if you want to scan an app before it’s installed. The app scan is performed in real-time at the code level to prevent malicious app installations. After the scan, users will be told...
by dbadmin | Aug 4, 2023 | Android 13, Android 14, Google Play Services, News, QR code
Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Google updated APIs responsible for the barcode and QR code scanning to allow them to auto-zoom when a possible barcode or QR code is detected. This feature could soon roll out to Android 13 and above smartphones with Google...
