Category: Android

Android vulnerability rewards

Google Pays $450k for Android Vulnerabilities

Google has substantially increased the rewards for reporting vulnerabilities that allow successful remote code execution (RCE) in Android applications, raising the maximum cash payout for exceptional reports to $450,000. The updates pertain to the...

Android 14 certificate

Android 15 may support NFC wireless charging

Currently, wireless charging on smartphones predominantly employs the Qi standard. Despite years of development allowing for higher charging powers, the large coils required preclude its use in smaller devices. In response, the NFC Technology...

Pixel 8 Pro camera sensor

Pixel 9 Power-Up: New Modem, Satellite Comms

According to Android Authority, Google’s Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro are set to utilize a brand-new Samsung modem, designated as the Exynos 5400, which supports 5G networks. Additionally, Google is actively advancing the...

Android Off Find My Device

Android’s New Trick: Findable Even When Off

The Google Pixel 8 series, unveiled on October 12, 2023, has been lauded extensively for its ability to support the “Find My Device” feature even in a powered-off state, a function that has garnered...

Google Pixel 8a

Google Pixel 8a specifications leak

Due to Google’s strategy of offering its premium software within a more accessible price range, the Pixel A series has consistently performed admirably, achieving excellent market positioning for each new model. This year, Google...

Galaxy Z Flip FE

Samsung may bring Galaxy Z Flip/Fold FE this year

Since the debut of its inaugural foldable model, the Galaxy Fold, in 2019, Samsung has annually released entries in the Galaxy Z Fold/Flip series from 2020 through 2023, currently culminating in the Galaxy Z...

Google Pixel 8 Pro

Find Lost Devices with Google’s New Upgrade

Last year, in collaboration with Apple, guidelines were drafted to combat the misuse of Bluetooth tracking devices for unidentified tracking activities. Subsequently, at Google I/O 2023, a redesigned device-finding feature was announced. Recently, Google...