Google: Triada backdoors were pre-installed on Android devices
For the first time, Google detailed the tenacity and temporary success of the Triada malware, which in 2017 was pre-installed on Android devices at some point in the supply chain…
Pixel 3a and OnePlus 7 are both cheap new Android phones, but one is way better than the other
Google unveiled the Pixel 3a series last week during it’s opening I/O 2019 keynote, a phone that had been fully detailed in rumors in leaks for months. Exactly a week…
Powerful Android Camera App Will Quickly Improve Your Photography Skill
Last month, I wrote about how to improve your iPhone photography with one of two camera apps that give you more professional-level control of the native camera. Essentially, you replace…
The new Android Q beta is a mostly cosmetic update
The Android Q beta 3 is here, and like the first public beta of this OS, there's not much to get excited about. This beta doesn't offer the meatiest update, but…
ProBeat: Google hasn’t updated Android distribution data in 6 months
The Android developer website hosts a distribution dashboard that details the adoption of Google’s mobile operating system versions. With over 2 billion active Android devices out there, this is useful information that Google updates…
Google Assistant’s bedtime stories come to iOS and Android
Once upon a time (well, in 2017), Google Assistant learned a new trick on Google Home devices: how to tell stories to kids. Ahead of National Tell a Story Day taking place on…
Google tests swipe gestures as Android Q considers removal of the back button
In the next version of Android, Google could bring new gesture-based controls that do away with the back button in the UI. Android Q is slated to be unveiled during google…
Google I/O: From Android to Assistant, here’s what to expect
Google holds its I/O conference at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA. James Martin/CNET It's time again for Google's biggest event of the year. Every spring, the search giant invites thousands…
Android developers can now enable rounded square icons in Google Play
Back in March, Google introduced a new rounded square icon requirement for the Google Play Store on Android and Chrome OS. App developers can choose to enable the new icon specificationimmediately, with the…
Google reveals its Android browser ballot screens for Europe
Google is planning to roll out new browser and search ballot screens for Android in Europe in the coming weeks. The new screens will be displayed the first time an…