The most recent December update for Android phones is available now, and this patch specifically should take priority for ...

Let's talk about that graveyard of old phones you've got stashed in a kitchen drawer. Instead of letting them collect dust ...

About a billion active Android devices are potential targets, with many users still running outdated Android versions.

Google publishes a monthly Android Security Bulletin that publicly lays out what it has fixed in the latest Android update.

To ensure I keep on top of my phone's security settings, I keep an Android security checklist that I revisit regularly. Here's what's on it.

Well, I’ll be: Android 16 is officially here! (Or it’s available for device-makers to roll out as they see fit, at least. Choose your own adventure.) And the timing of the software’s arrival isn’t the ...

With the increasing sophistication of digital threats, safeguarding your phone and personal data has never been more crucial. Android is responding with a suite of new security features designed to ...

More than 30% of Android phones still run Android 12 or older. That’s bad enough. But OEMs take time to deploy these fixes, ...

My fellow Android phone-owners, start your feature-seeking engines: Some significant new security strengtheners on are their way to your device(s) — and quite possibly already there and just waiting ...

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