We spoke to Oppo’s European CEO about the company’s growth ambitions in the face of negative industry headwinds.
After a Chrome clone was spotted on the Play Store earlier this week, a user on Reddit says they’re seeing a fake version of WhatsApp in a “sponsored” slot above the real version. As reported earlier by Android Authority, the WhatsApp dupe has racked up over 500,000 downloads and, at the time of writing, its […]
Google announced new Android scam defences on 14 October, led by an opt-in Enhanced protection mode in Google Messages that uses Gemini models in the cloud. Android will also end fake bank calls, hide login fields in Chrome during screen sharing, and b…
Ledger has announced its latest crypto-centric hardware effort, the Android-based Atom, a device that resembles a phone but is instead designed to be used alongside one. It arrives at a tricky time for Ledger, which has been forced to cease sales of some of its hardware across southeast Asia following hardware tampering in its supply […]
Google has started linking phone numbers to every signed in account on Android devices, which could prove a major privacy problem.
Android is introducing new scam defense features that aim to make it easier for users to evade mobile fraud, including bolstered protection in Google Messages and additional safeguarding tools. Building on the Scam Detection feature in Google Messages, a new “enhanced protection” setting will be rolling out in the coming weeks that taps into cloud-based […]
Google Wallet is quietly getting four useful upgrades, including new features and refinements to what’s already there.
The next time you vibe-code a custom app with Google’s AI Studio, you won’t have to connect your phone to a computer to install it. On Tuesday, Google announced a new feature in the US that will allow you to launch personal apps directly through the Play Store. Google first launched the ability to vibe-code […]
Google is making it easier to build and use personal Android apps created with AI, without having to make them available to everyone on the Play Store.
It just got a whole lot easier to vibe code the exact Android app you need – no developer experience required.