Android is expanding its pilot program to combat phone scams in which fraudsters persuade victims to enable screen sharing during a call and open banking or payment applications. Google says it has spent years...
Google has released the Android 16 QPR2 update, introducing substantial refinements across the interface, developer tooling, and system capabilities. This marks the platform’s first use of a minor-SDK mechanism, allowing new APIs and features...
Two Android vulnerabilities were actively exploited as zero-days before patches became available, according to Google’s December Android Security Bulletin. Both flaws affect the Framework component and enable data access and privilege escalation, making it...
Google has unexpectedly done what many had already given up hoping for: Android and AirDrop can now, at long last, exchange files with one another. The world, mercifully, remains intact — yet mobile life...
The Android team has summed up the year by describing how the transition to memory-safe languages is reshaping the entire platform. Engineers note that the strategic focus on preventing vulnerabilities in newly written code...
Google has issued an urgent warning about a critical vulnerability in Android that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on a device without any user interaction. The zero-click vulnerability, found in core system components,...
A researcher operating under the handle rogueFed covertly joined a closed online briefing hosted by Cellebrite and leaked materials revealing which Google Pixel models are susceptible to extraction with the company’s tools. The disclosure—surfacing...
Google has released new data detailing the performance of Android’s built-in protection systems designed to combat fraudulent calls and messages. According to the company, these safeguards block over 10 billion suspicious contacts every month,...
Google has officially confirmed the unification of ChromeOS and Android, with Android set to become the primary platform. The first tangible results of this transition are expected to reach users in 2026. Until now,...
Google has altered its approach to Android security updates, breaking with a decade-long tradition of monthly vulnerability disclosures. In the July 2025 bulletin, the company reported no vulnerabilities whatsoever—a first in 120 publications. Yet...