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No doubt your Internet Service Offers (ISPs), or network-level hackers can not spy on https communications. However do you understand– ISPs can still see all of your DNS demands, allowing them to know what sites you check out. Google is working on a new security feature for Android that might …

Android itself is open source and free to use, but Google’s “official” build of Android is the only one most people want to use. That’s the one that comes with the Play Store, Assistant, and all the other Google services. Device makers are supposed to get certified before bundling Google …

Huawei managed to squeak past Apple last year to become the world’s second largest smartphone maker, thanks to huge success in Asia and Europe. However, the US market remains a tough nut to crack. After ATT and Verizon backed out of deals to sell the company’s Mate 10 Pro flagship …

Android has a reputation for being less secure than Apple’s iOS, but Google says its platform has gotten a bad rap. The company has released its fourth annual security report, a 56-page document that details everything Google has done to keep Android users safe. The bottom line, according to Android …

Usually, finding malware in the Google Play Store would be a bad thing. Finding several hundred apps with thousands of downloads would be substantially worse, but in this case, it’s no big deal. The newly discovered malware apps don’t actually contain Android malware — they have Windows malware. Oops. Security …

Every smartphone maker is waging war on bezels, but there’s a problem: You still need space for a front-facing camera and sensors. Most OEMs have left the sensors alone and slimmed down the bezel around them. However, Apple has adopted a distinctive solution on the iPhone X known as the …

We all expected Google to launch the Android P developer preview around the middle of the month, but the latest version of Android dropped a little earlier than that. Google has announced Android P, which won’t get a real name or version number until later. Still, we’ve got details on …

Many Android users are still waiting on an update to Android 8.0 Oreo, but Google is nearing the first developer release for the next version of the OS. According to infamous leaker Evan Blass, Google is targeting the middle of this month for the Android P developer preview. We won’t …

Ever since Android and iOS hit the market, the ability to add additional storage capacity has been a fundamental difference between them. Many Android devices (though not all) offer a microSD slot with the option to add a variable amount of storage. iPhones categorically don’t. Over time, Android has moved …

Samsung has announced and demoed its upcoming Galaxy S9 for Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona. While it’s not a huge leap forward from the Galaxy S8, it’s an evolutionary improvement that should satisfy anyone in the Androidverse looking for an upgrade this year. PCMag notes that the Galaxy S9 …