Security researchers at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany have shown that they can extract photos, surfing history, and contact lists from Android smartphones, even if the phone is ...

Attackers can exploit vulnerabilities in Android devices with Qualcomm chipsets in order to extract the encrypted keys that protect users’ data and run brute-force attacks against them. The attack was ...

The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) has said that it’s working on bringing end-to-end encryption to different messaging platforms that support the RCS protocol. Unfortunately, the ...

Cracking encryption is a topic of perpetual fascination. Congress has made several efforts to legislate it. The FBI tried to force Apple to do it. New messaging apps constantly debut with claims about ...

One of the easiest ways to protect your privacy and security on a smartphone is to set a passcode or biometric lock to enable disk encryption. That way if your phone gets lost or stolen, no one can ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. The big news of the week for Android users who want to send messages to their friends with iPhones involves ...

Google has updated its Compatibility Definition document for Android 6.0, outlining for phone and tablet makers what they need to do to properly run the company’s latest and greatest operating system.

Google has quietly updated its Android Messages platform this week, trying to plug a critical security gap for hundreds of millions of users. But, be warned, this isn’t all it seems. Google has rushed ...

Android smartphones, like other phones, send text messages in plain text. The text messages can be intercepted and read on the network. The text messages could also be read by anyone with access to ...

After two long, complicated years, every Android user worldwide (outside China and Russia) now has access to the next-gen texting standard that is replacing SMS. Google is directly offering RCS chat ...

Jules joined the Android Police team in 2019. He currently produces videos, creates art for our stories, and edits our podcast. Before that, he wrote features and news, managed our weekend content, ...

RCS 3.0 was officially unveiled by the GSMA, an association representing mobile network operators. On the face of it, it’s fairly boring news. However, this one is special because it’ll finally fix ...