When your Android's system files stop communicating correctly, the device may end up having difficulty starting. Boot loops are the result of system files not knowing how to function during the ...

Starting with Android Oreo (version 8), the operating system switched to a faster decompression algorithm (LZ4), which ...

Starting in Android 4.4, Google implemented verified boot (known as dm-verity) in the Android kernel to prevent malware from hiding in your device. This was all behind the scenes until Android 6.0 ...

In a bid to increase the security of the Android operating system, Google introduced a new check for malware as part of the boot process in all Android devices. Until Marshmallow, Android devices ran ...

Boot and startup management applications allow you to make an Android-powered smartphone or tablet computer boot at a certain time. These apps are based around schedule creation utilities that let you ...

Verified boot has been a part of Android since version 4.4 KitKat, but Nougat will begin strictly enforcing it in order to keep malware and rootkits at bay. See also: Seagate unveils world's largest ...

Sometimes phones spontaneously reboot. The problem isn't too big a deal, unless your phone is encrypted. Then the phone sits, not taking calls, not pulling down email, and wasting battery life as it ...

One of the ways you can show off your extreme geekishness is sporting a custom boot-sequence on your smartphone. Flashing a new boot animation isn't that hard (as long as you're rooted), but flashing ...

Google debuted the new version of Chromecast with Google TV on September 30 last year. The Chromecast received the much-needed upgrade in terms of features. Moreover, the Chromecast with Google TV ...