Every now and then a year passes in the mobile world where a clear and overarching theme emerges. In 2022, that theme was consolidation. While there have been a handful of exceptions – whether cheeky OEMs or established names trying to stand out from the crowd – most of the industry’s biggest hitters and household …
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Who knew I would become an iPhone user? And not only that, but also in the long term. I certainly didn’t. Five years ago I was happy with my large, fairly basic mid-range Xiaomi Mi Max 2 smartphone, and Apple’s iPhones seemed like overpriced, polished, but fairly unimpressive options that people were choosing purely for …
As expected, Android 13 QPR1 introduces a host of fixes for the Pixel 7 series and older supported Google phones. The first Pixel 7 and 7 Pro update last month only brought a trio of fixes. The December one, which coincides with Android 13 QPR1, brings over 70 across all categories. Use the following device …
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According to a tweet from Google Lukasz Siewierski (Going through Mishaal Rahman, 9to5Google), hackers and “malicious insiders” were able to leak platform signing keys used by several Android manufacturers to sign system apps used on Android devices. These signing keys are used to ensure that the apps and even the version of the Android operating …
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Every app opened on Android 12 comes with a launch animation to make “starting up a more consistent and enjoyable experience”, and the experience can be further enhanced by an animated icon on the start screen as seen with Google apps. Updated 04/12/22: In the past year or so, few Google apps have fetched animated …
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Welcome to the 461st edition of Android Apps Weekly. Here are the headlines from the past week: Google Messages received an update this week. It brought end-to-end encryption for group chats. This is a big deal since end-to-end encryption is an important feature these days. The feature is currently in the beta version of the …
5 Android apps you can’t miss this week – Android Apps Weekly Read More »
June Wan/ZDNET Every year when a new iPhone hits the market or the holiday shopping season approaches, countless Android users switch to iOS. That’s not the most surprising thing; Apple continues to deliver quality smartphones that dominate the mid-range and high-end markets, with eight different iPhone models to choose from in-store and online. I’m also …
Google Messages is absolutely feature-rich. The selection of RCS app settings makes it a fantastic default messaging app for Google Pixel or any Android phone. This guide will walk you through everything we think you should set up in Google Messages on your Android device. Enable Chat Features in Google Messages Many options are enabled …
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Google has been integrating code written in the Rust programming language into its Android operating system since 2019 and its efforts have paid off in the form of fewer vulnerabilities. Memory security bugs — like out-of-bounds read and write or post-free usage — account for more than 65% of high- or critical-severity bug vulnerabilities in …
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Google’s decision to use Rust for new Android code to reduce memory-related flaws seems to be paying off. Memory security vulnerabilities in Android have been reduced by more than half – a milestone that coincides with Google’s move from C and C++ to the memory-safe programming language, Rust. It’s the first year that memory security …
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