London class-action sueball against Google is a lot like Epic's case except fandroids might win enough for a pint
Hundreds of millions in damages, Play Store in the sights etc. etc.
30 Jul 2021
Articles about Android
Upcoming Android privacy changes include ability to blank advertising ID, and 'safety section' in Play store
New policies give users more control, but ad tracking still on by default
29 Jul 2021
Fool me OnePlus, shame on me: Chinese phone firm fingered for fiddling with performance figures – again
Company caught throttling everyday apps but leaving benchmarks, selected games alone
08 Jul 2021
Google to bake COVID-19 vaccine passport support into Android with Passes API update
Digital vax record stored on user's smartphone
02 Jul 2021
Android devs prepare to hand over app-signing keys to Google from August
Android App Bundle required, APK submission no longer allowed
01 Jul 2021
Google tweaks Android Messages app to auto-classify or auto-delete messages
But only in India, and only in English … for now at least
30 Jun 2021
Samsung commits to 5 years of Android updates... for its enterprise smartphone users at least
Impressive, but it's still no Apple
29 Jun 2021
Google set to face fresh sueball over its Play Store revenue commission after probe by several US states – report
Suit may be filed as soon as next week
23 Jun 2021
Price of Microsoft's Surface Duo plummets to better represent middling hardware ... but only if you're in the US
The Special Relationship in the form of Android foldables
23 Jun 2021
Google wants to look like it cares about your privacy with Android 12 Beta 2, but note that's not how Google works
Still, it's this or iOS
10 Jun 2021
Extra urgency in June's Patch Tuesday: Microsoft warns six more bugs are being exploited
Patch Tuesday Adobe, Intel, SAP, Android emit vulnerability fixes, too
09 Jun 2021
Android banking malware sharply increased in the first chunk of 2021, reckons ESET
Claims Russia's FSB was poking around an Eastern European ministry
04 Jun 2021
Android 12 beta lands bringing better personalisation, speed upgrades, and some privacy tools borrowed from iOS 14
Google Pixel phone not required
19 May 2021
Rust 2021 edition to arrive in October with 'more consistent panic' and other new features
Also: Why Rust in Android will use the Soong build system, not Cargo
13 May 2021
As another vendor promises 3 years of Android updates, we ask: How long should mobile devices receive support?
Analysis Really, three years should be the bare minimum at this point
10 May 2021
Google putting its trust in Rust to weed out memory bugs in Android development
Not rewriting the whole OS, of course, but using the language going forward
07 Apr 2021
Privacy activist Max Schrems claims Google Advertising ID on Android is unlawful, files complaint in France
Tracking ID placed on mobile device without informed consent, says campaign group
07 Apr 2021
5-year-old Fairphone 2 is about to receive a major update to Android 9
Yes, it's old, but the handset has been supported for much longer than the big dogs usually manage
26 Mar 2021
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