Every Android phone running Android 16 and above now has a built-in security feature that protects your device and accounts.

That smartphone in your pocket is home to your favorite apps, personal accounts, and sensitive data. That means your device should have the strongest security protection available to prevent the wrong ...

Android’s new mobile network security features aren’t available in the stable Android 15 update that recently rolled out for Pixel phones. The settings page for these features was added in Android 15 ...

One of the best app options for setting up your phone as a security camera is Alfred. It's cross-platform, so it doesn't ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

Unlike the iPhone, Android’s open-source nature allows us to sideload apps, customize, and even change the operating system ...

Google hosted its Android Show: I/O Edition on Tuesday to deliver all the Android 16 news that it won't have time to discuss next week when I/O 2025 starts. That keynote will probably contain so much ...

Now that most people have huge amounts of personal data on their phones, security is more important than ever—even if most people care a lot more about apps, ease of use, design, and price. But the ...

About a month ago, Google announced that the rules around sideloading apps -- the ability to install apps from unverified developers, bypassing Google's Play Store -- onto Android devices were set to ...

A team of academic researchers has uncovered a new Android security exploit that raises a lot of questions about the platform’s permission system. The technique, named TapTrap, uses user interface ...

A new ClayRat spyware campaign has been observed targeting Russian users via fake apps on Telegram and exfiltrating data ...