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Google fixes bug that stopped some Pixel phones from making 911 calls
Plus: RIP classic QWERTY BlackBerry phones – they'll no longer work properly
05 Jan 2022 02:45 | 24
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Security
Of course a Bluetooth-using home COVID test was cracked to fake results
The Ellume COVID-19 Home Test was connected to the internet of woefully insecure things for a while
22 Dec 2021 03:58 | 25
Software
Google advises Android users to be careful of Microsoft Teams if they want to call 911
Woman tells El Reg she discovered the bug during a granny emergency
09 Dec 2021 22:24 | 109
Software
Amazon Appstore melts over Android 12 'Snow Cone'
Running the latest version of Android? Appstore apps no longer work
02 Dec 2021 06:30 | 15
Security
It's the flu season – FluBot, that is: Surge of info-stealing Android malware detected
And a bunch of bank-account-raiding trojans also identified
30 Nov 2021 20:11 | 5
Science
AI-enhanced frog stem cells start to replicate in entirely new ways
Xenobots scoop up loose cells to make more of themselves. We welcome our new overlords
30 Nov 2021 05:01 | 29
Updated
Huawei's AppGallery riddled with malware-infected games
Cynos.7 trojan found its way into 9.3 million downloads
25 Nov 2021 04:58 | 20
Software
Microsoft admits Samsung phones under Intune mobile device management are dropping out of compliance
Auto-restart or manual update requires manual interaction to bring a gadget back to the light
12 Nov 2021 18:24 | 8
Personal Tech
Google's Pixel 6 fingerprint reader is rubbish because of 'enhanced security algorithms'
Move over 'dog ate my homework', there's a new excuse in town
09 Nov 2021 14:19 | 58
Personal Tech
Google's special Android for India revealed
Two months late is better than never in a supply chain challenged-world, and means it is out in time for Diwali
01 Nov 2021 11:43 | 1
Off-Prem
Don't super-size me – China defines rules for 'super-large' platforms
Creates category to control what we call a superapp for antitrust behavior and more
01 Nov 2021 10:15 | 6
Personal Tech
Google Pixel 6, 6 Pro Android 12 smartphone launch marred by shopping cart crashes
Chocolate Factory talks up Tensor mobile SoC, Titan M2 security ... for those who can get them
19 Oct 2021 21:31 | 24
Updated
Android OS vendor variants transmit data with no opt-out
Study finds privacy gaps in Android implementations from Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, Realme, and LineageOS
13 Oct 2021 00:36 | 62
Applications
What do iOS and Android have in common? Their apps suck at privacy, boffins say
Plus 'widespread potential violations of US, EU, UK privacy law' as an added bonus
30 Sep 2021 22:01 | 21
Security
Don't look a GriftHorse in the mouth: Trojan trampled 10 million Android devices
Pushy code pressured people to sign up for premium services, netted 'millions of euros'
29 Sep 2021 22:27 | 9
Bork!Bork!Bork!
Years of development, millions of lines of code, and Android can't even run a toilet
I'll show you 'highly targeted'
29 Sep 2021 11:34 | 70
Updated
One-size-fits-all chargers? What a great idea! Of course Apple would hate it
Cupertino thinks EU USB-C plan 'stifles innovation rather than encouraging it'
23 Sep 2021 19:44 | 203
Interview
How many Android containers can you fit on your VM?
The Register speaks to Canonical about running the OS in the cloud
23 Sep 2021 08:30 | 1
OSes
Ubuntu-on-a-phone folks UBports emit OTA-19, warn some devices face the chop in future
This could very well be the last release based on 16.04
22 Sep 2021 15:17 | 2
Interview
An easier way to Flutter? Custom functions improve visual code builder but devs may still be frustrated
FlutterFlow is a visual application builder for the popular framework
22 Sep 2021 08:31 | 6
Software
South Korea fines Google ₩207 billion for forking up attempts at creating Android variants
LG and Samsung probably aren't smiling – and not only because that sum translates to a tolerable US$177M
14 Sep 2021 06:14 | 6
PaaS + IaaS
Canonical scales down Anbox Cloud to an appliance on AWS
How many Android apps can you fit on an EC2 instance?
07 Sep 2021 16:10 |
Personal Tech
The sideloader weeps tonight: Unsealed court docs claim Google said 'install friction' would ‘drastically limit' Epic's reach
Plus: Google 'contemplated buying some or all of Epic'
09 Aug 2021 14:47 | 12
Personal Tech
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 11:30 | 25
Security
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 15:30 | 14
Personal Tech
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 17:32 | 10
Software
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 00:28 | 25
Applications
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 13:00 | 48
Software
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 07:58 | 9
Security
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 21:01 | 36
Legal
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 19:30 | 3
Personal Tech
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 14:12 | 10
OSes
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 19:27 | 20
Patch Tuesday
Extra urgency in June's Patch Tuesday: Microsoft warns six more bugs are being exploited
Adobe, Intel, SAP, Android emit vulnerability fixes, too
09 Jun 2021 00:21 | 1
Security
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 12:34 | 9
OSes
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 15:20 | 10
Software
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 08:26 | 26
Analysis
As another vendor promises 3 years of Android updates, we ask: How long should mobile devices receive support?
Really, three years should be the bare minimum at this point
10 May 2021 17:25 | 77
Personal Tech
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 12:38 | 53
Legal
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 11:13 | 100
Personal Tech
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 18:28 | 20
OSes
Let it snow: Android 12 Developer Preview 2 lands, bringing UI and security API tweaks
World's most used mobile phone OS gets some new toys
18 Mar 2021 21:21 | 3
OSes
UBports community delivers 'second-largest release of Ubuntu Touch ever'
Linux for smartphones: OTA-16 brings fixes for brave Android avoiders
18 Mar 2021 11:03 | 20
Personal Tech
Google: US antitrust regulator was totally right to let us off the hook nearly 10 years ago
Just look at how Microsoft has grown since (but don't look at our results)
17 Mar 2021 20:16 | 5
Personal Tech
Got a need for speed? New report claims iPhone 12's 5G performance lags behind that of rival Android models
Baked-in mmWave support may improve figures with more deployments
16 Mar 2021 16:30 | 12
Legal
Australia picks third fight with Big Tech, this time over browser and search on mobile devices
Regulator keen to know how Android Choice works in the EU, what makes the Google/Apple relationship tick, and if Salesforce buying Slack is a problem
12 Mar 2021 03:58 | 4
Updated
SHAREit app for Android said to share way too much: Billion-download code with holes no one wants to fix
Trend Micro claims software is full of security flaws that allow data out and malware in
16 Feb 2021 20:25 | 6
Personal Tech
Microsoft's underwhelming, underpowered dual-screen Surface Duo phone arrives in the UK this month for £1,349
'Teams and Skype video conferencing up to 1080p at 30fps' – sign us up!
11 Feb 2021 16:06 | 73
Software
Google OS, phone home: Leaked Android 12 screenshots suggest new design, privacy features
Widgets tie in with promise to 'elevate people and conversations in the system surfaces'
09 Feb 2021 15:24 | 20
Updated
Barcode scan app amassed millions of downloads before weird update starting popping open webpages...
Android software kicked out of Google Play Store, may still be active on many handhelds
08 Feb 2021 21:14 | 16
Updated
Location tracking report: X-Mode SDK use much more widespread than first thought
450 Android apps tracked your whereabouts, 1.7bn downloads, 44% used X-Mode code
03 Feb 2021 10:15 | 12
Virtualization
Google's Git commits point to project on pared-back Android for virtualized environments
Meet MicroDroid, a base image for on-device VMs that might never see light of day
26 Jan 2021 18:31 | 4
Edge + IoT
Android 10 ported to homegrown multi-core RISC-V system-on-chip by Alibaba biz, source code released
AOSP effort could help bring GUIs to industrial, IoT, embedded gear
21 Jan 2021 18:58 | 22
SaaS
Epic Games files competition lawsuit against Google in the UK over Fortnite's ejection from Play Store
Epic by name, epic (lawsuit) by nature
15 Jan 2021 17:19 | 45
Software
NHS COVID-19 app is trying to tell Android users something but buggy notification appears stuck on 'Loading...' screen
The suspense could quite literally be killing us
13 Jan 2021 13:15 | 36
Security
Google, Qualcomm team up to make long-term Android updates easier on Snapdragon
Long-term patching problems still haunt web giant's mobile OS platform
17 Dec 2020 19:31 | 6
Edge + IoT
Stony-faced Google drags Android Things behind the cowshed. Two shots ring out
No new hobbyist projects from January, everything deleted the following year
17 Dec 2020 14:35 | 48
Personal Tech
Overpriced, underpowered, and over here: Microsoft to bring the Surface Duo to British shores in early 2021
Dual-screen Android phone released from period of US exclusivity
16 Dec 2020 11:45 | 20
Updated
Android devs: If you're using the Google Play Core Library, update it against this remote file inclusion CVE. Pronto
You should have done that in April anyway, says Check Point, but lots of you haven't. *Cough* Cisco Teams
03 Dec 2020 15:01 | 8
Analysis
End-to-end encryption? In Android's default messaging app? Don't worry, nobody else noticed either
RCS throws the dice
20 Nov 2020 18:56 | 42
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