Google’s new ‘risk-based’ approach to Android security updates prioritizes high-risk security issues. Here’s what this means for you.

Some might call it a privacy boost, but I’m going to stick with it being a new security protection as that’s precisely what this latest update from google provides for billions of Android users.

Well, I’ll be: Android 16 is officially here! (Or it’s available for device-makers to roll out as they see fit, at least. Choose your own adventure.) And the timing of the software’s arrival isn’t the ...

Now that most people have huge amounts of personal data on their phones, security is more important than ever—even if most people care a lot more about apps, ease of use, design, and price. But the ...

Although Google's earlier-than-expected release of Android 16 was missing a few important features, the updated OS does deliver improved security that every Android user would be well-advised to ...

Looking at Android and Google Play as a single ecosystem, and a massive one at that with billions of users, Google has conceded that it “attracts its share of bad actors.” That’s the bad news, and ...