Another Malware Campaign Hid Dangerous Banking Trojans in Legitimate-Looking Apps, Infecting over 300,000 Devices
by Mobile apps ostensibly offering mundane functions actually deployed banking Trojans onto over 300,000 victims’ devices to steal money…
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Google Explains How it’s Boosting Speeds on Chrome for Android
by Google describes how it recently made performance optimization changes to its mobile Chrome browser for Android to increase its speed…
ICYMI: Twitter’s Web Client Now Behaves like its Android and iOS Apps in Relation to ‘Disappearing’ Tweets
Twitter’s web interface no longer automatically refreshes the news feed, so tweets don’t disappear while reading them, like Android and iOS…
Google Could Soon have a Fix for Ruining Videos Sent Over MMS
by Google is working on an alternative for sending video and images through Google Photos, rather than solely relying on either MMS or SMS…
Google Bans 151 Dangerous Android Apps for Stealing through a Scam Campaign so Delete them Immediately
Google has removed 151 dangerous Android apps from the Google Play Store for ripping off consumers for as much as $40 per month…
Google is Finally Eliminating One of its Most Quirky Design Elements on YouTube for Android
Google is doing away with the strange, somewhat distracting, and useless bottom boundary bar that appears on YouTube for Android…
Pixel Owners in the UK are Now Receiving Google’s AI-Powered Call Screen Feature
Google is pushing its AI-powered call screen option to its Pixel phones in the United Kingdom, about three years after its first introduction…
Google Starts Experimenting with Search Results that Act a Lot Like Social Media Feeds
Google is conducting a trial that brings continuous scrolling to search results in the US on mobile, mimicking social media news feeds…
Apple Claims iOS is Safer than Android because it Doesn’t Allow Sideloading Apps
Apple continues its fight against the European Commission’s proposed Digital Markets Act, stating sideloaded apps present consumer dangers…
Netflix Subscribers can Now Access the Streamer’s ‘Play Something’ Feature on Android Devices
Netflix is rolling out its Play Something automatic shuffle feature to Android now, and is also testing the same playback option for iOS…
The FCC is Trying to Make SIM Swapping Scams much Harder to Commit
The Federal Communications Commission is taking additional steps to combat SIM swapping scams with proposed new mobile carrier rules…
The First Two Netflix Games are Here, but Only on Android and Only in One Country
Netflix has begun its foray into gaming, releasing its first two titles — Strangers Things 1984 and Stranger Things 3 — on Android in Poland…
Remove the Following Apps Immediately, They Contain Dangerous Joker Code, Malware that Can Empty a Bank Account
Joker malware is back on the Google Play Store, infecting at least eight Android apps, threatening to drain consumers’ bank accounts…
Scammers have Stuffed the Google Play Store Full of Fake Crypto-Mining Apps and Consumers are Falling Victim
Crypto-mining can sometimes be lucrative and cyber-criminals know its allure, so they inundated the Google Play Store with many fake apps…
Google is Upgrading One of its Most Unpopular Productivity Tools
Google is making some substantial changes to the Google Tasks mobile app, which will include a redesigned look and better functionality…
Already Familiar with Facebook’s Settings on Mobile? Think Again, They’ve been Redesigned… Again
by Facebook is rolling out a new look to its Settings pages on both Android and iOS, just after people have figured out the old configurations…