Android devices

Beware! THIS Android malware can steal all the money using your phone

BRATA, which stands for Brazilian Remote Access Tool Android, first appeared in Brazil towards the end of 2018.

Feb 02, 2022, 16:01 PM IST

Google to bring new UI changes in Android 12; check out the new privacy features

The new icons in the screenshot seem to show if the camera or microphone is being used and tapping on these icons may show which app is using the camera or microphone. Privacy settings also seem to have been changed in Android 12 which could allow a user to completely disable the camera, microphone, and location access.

Feb 09, 2021, 16:54 PM IST

Twitter fixes security issue affecting some Android devices

The microblogging site said it was not aware if the security issue was exploited by attackers, adding it had updated Twitter`s Android app so that other apps cannot access its data.

Aug 06, 2020, 01:54 AM IST

Google Assistant gets a new interface for phones

The make-over gives developers and brands new tools to utilise touchscreen within "Assistant" itself.

Oct 04, 2018, 14:54 PM IST

Chrome on Android now lets users surf web without Internet

The automatically downloaded content would be available alongside all of the downloaded content available for access anytime, even without an Internet connection.

Jun 22, 2018, 14:36 PM IST

Google rolling out desktop browser support for Android Messages

The search engine giant plans to roll out the feature that supports text, images and stickers on the web, in the coming weeks.

Jun 19, 2018, 17:36 PM IST

Type 'the1975..com' in Google app and see the weird result

The bug in the Google app on Android devices - especially OnePlus, Samsung, LG, and Huawei -- has left several users baffled.

May 31, 2018, 10:28 AM IST

Instagram introduces comment threads to make chatting easy

Henceforth, users who reply to any Instagram post will find their response automatically grouped right underneath it in a thread.

Aug 16, 2017, 13:13 PM IST

Facebook to soon offer free version of Workplace

In a tough challenge to team collaboration tool Slack, Facebook has announced to offer a version of Workplace for free.

Apr 08, 2017, 12:02 PM IST

India has become key target for cybercrime after demonetization: Report

Post demonetization, India is expected to be a key target for cyber criminals using malware to attack point-of-sales (POS) devices and mobile wallets this year, security software firm F-Secure said today.

Jan 20, 2017, 11:58 AM IST

Yahoo Mail Android App now available in seven new Indian languages

The updates include "Multi-Window View" with which users can use Yahoo Mail side-by-side with other apps.

Oct 26, 2016, 13:33 PM IST

Stream up to four hours of video with Facebook Live

Last month, Facebook announced that users can go live from the face-swapping MSQRD app and utilise different Snapchat-like masks and filters while the video is running.

Jul 21, 2016, 13:01 PM IST

New bug makes millions of Android devices vulnerable to hacking

Israeli software research company NorthBit claimed it had "properly" exploited the Android bug that was originally described as the "worst ever discovered", Wired.co.uk reported.

Mar 17, 2016, 20:17 PM IST

Facebook now loads News Feed quickly on slow connections on android

Facebook has released an update of its News Feed so that content can be loaded faster on Android devices with slow connections.

Oct 07, 2015, 12:31 PM IST

Microsoft updates OneNote, combines iPhone and iPad app

Microsoft has combined its note taking app OneNote for the iPhone and iPad and added new features for Android devices.

Jul 18, 2015, 14:50 PM IST

Amazon launches advertising platform for mobile app developers: Report

Amazon.com Inc launched a new advertising platform for mobile app developers to promote their apps on Android devices, Bloomberg reported.

May 14, 2015, 10:14 AM IST

Microsoft opens up iOS and Android devices for developers

Opening up new vistas for the nearly 1.6 million strong developers community in India, which is the second largest in the world after the US, Microsoft has unveiled a set of software development kits (SDKs) to help them bring their code for the Web, .NET, Win32, Android and iOS to Windows 10.

Apr 30, 2015, 03:34 AM IST

Dropbox says Android security flaw fixed

Dropbox, the popular online file storing system, said on Tuesday it has fixed a security flaw that could have allowed hackers to capture data stored in its service on Android devices via compromised third-party apps.

Mar 11, 2015, 08:18 AM IST