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  Android has supported various flavors of face unlock over the years, but the new Pixel 4 is the first one to have a secure 3D version backed by Google. In fact, Google is so gungho on face unlock that it didn’t even bother to include a fingerprint scanner. Early …

  Toss another body on the burn pile. During the same event in which it launched the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, Google killed off the Daydream VR platform. Neither of the new devices is compatible with the Daydream VR and Google stopped selling the Daydream View today. According …

  Google unveiled its highly anticipated Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL phones in New York today, after weeks of leaks (both unintentional and intentional) that may have served to dampen the impact of what’s really an exciting leap in phone tech. The two Android 10 devices ditch the screen …

  As smartphones get more powerful, more and more people are using them as their only computer. That means they do all their email, web browsing, shopping, and even gaming on these handheld devices. The gaming experience on smartphones can vary wildly depending on the hardware and software optimization, but …

  Another day, another security exploit report from Google’s Project Zero team. This time, the vulnerability is in the company’s own Android operating system, which will no doubt please Apple. The exploit affects a handful of phones from Google, Samsung, Huawei, and others. Google also notes there is evidence the …

  Android has become the largest computing platform in the world, but the version of the OS most people use isn’t ideal for low-power hardware. That’s why Google debuted the “Go edition” of Android back in 2017. With Android 10 now rolling out to a few phones, Google has detailed …

  When Samsung pulled the Galaxy Fold from launch this year, it rescued itself from the brink of a self-inflicted disaster. It was clear that the phone had too many defects to launch, including a hinge design that allowed foreign objects and material to penetrate behind the display. Samsung has …

  No one should be downloading a flashlight app in the Year of Our Lord 2019 — that’s why both Google and Apple have integrated the ability into their devices as part of the base operating system. Avast security researcher Luis Corrons decided to evaluate the security of flashlight apps …

  Google has been on a tear lately, updating all its mobile apps with the new Material Theming design style. In practice, that means a lot of blindingly bright apps. There is, unexpectedly, a method to Google’s madness. Moving to the new Material Theme is necessary to implement dark app …

  Everyone involved in the mobile industry is watching Huawei’s next moves closely. With a pending export ban in place, Huawei can’t launch new phones with Google-certified Android, so the upcoming Mate 30 may be the first major Android phone to launch without Google apps. Huawei just launched a new …