Digital security experts at MalwareBytes have discovered that a popular Android app called Barcode Scanner has turned into malware that opens its own browser and displays intrusive ads. The developer of the barcode scanning application is Lavabird Ltd., which has successfully distributed it through the official Google digital content store...
Android 12 Developer Preview is expected to be released this week or next, an early beta of Google’s new developer operating system. In the last newsletter, we talked about which devices it can be tested on, and in this one – details about Android 12 itself, which can be seen...
The first version of Android 12 for developers is expected to be released soon – Android 12 Developer Beta. It will debut this week or early next, and then the first ideas will appear about how the new version of the OS will differ from the current Android 11. In...
Google has begun rolling out a landmark update for its Android TV smart TV platform. Rumors about this event began to circulate on the net for several months. The fact is that the update brings a significantly redesigned user interface, very similar to the Google TV skin in the new...
The Android operating system is known for its extensive customization capabilities. Many manufacturers offer their own skins with unique user interfaces and features. Most skins for Android also have support for themes, which will be taken to the next level with the release of the Android 12 operating system. According...
Google has released a useful innovation for Street View lovers in the Google Maps app for Android devices. Google Street View allows you to view panoramic street views of many cities around the world. The function is certainly useful, but now it has become even more convenient. The Android version...
Google has released another update for its Google Camera app and enthusiasts have discovered one “secret” improvement that was not reflected in the official changelog. In versions 8.0 and 8.1 of Google Camera (now available on Google Play), the developers, without any noise or announcements, added a quick way to...
According to various sources, Google will release a replacement for the Android TV operating system for smart TVs as early as March this year. We are talking about Google TV. It’s worth noting that Google TV is not an entirely new operating system for smart TVs. It will continue to...
Google is working on a heavily stripped-down version of the Android operating system, MicroDroid. As described in the documentation, this is “a minimal Android based Linux image.” The MicroDroid platform is designed for use in virtual machines. It will be even more stripped down than the open source Android GSI...
Google has finally addressed the inequities in Google Photos that left tablet users at a disadvantage compared to smartphone users. Last June, Google released a huge update to Google Photos. However, by globally updating the smartphone version and adding several improvements to the web interface, the developers did nothing to...
According to the source, Google will return to the next version of its Android operating system a feature that was actively tested and should have appeared in Android 11. This feature is called Columbus. This designation hides the ability to perform a series of actions by double tapping on the...
Google will block the possibility of using another of its services on smartphones that could not obtain a Google Mobile Services (GMS) license. Among such smartphones, the most prominent are, of course, the many Huawei and Honor models released since the end of 2019. Evidence of the imminent disconnection of...
Recently, leaks of new information about the mobile operating system Android 12 have become more frequent, which are discovered by members of the XDA Developers forum in lines of code from the Android Open Source Project. According to the source, Google intends to offer users of mobile devices running Android...
Google is preparing interesting innovations for Android 12. In addition to the simplified procedure for transferring Wi-Fi passwords, limited network mode and mysterious hibernation mode, the herd knows about a feature that will delight owners of smartphones with large screens. We are talking about a redesigned split screen multitasking mode....
At the moment, quite a few smartphones have already been updated to the Android 11 operating system. And although the platform has a stable status, it still has some problems. For example, fans of mobile games are faced with the fact that gamepads must be supported by Android 11, but...
Google is preparing to launch its new mobile platform – Android 12. Meanwhile, details about it began to appear on the network. Enthusiasts from the XDA Developers community of mobile developers found one of the features of the future update in the documentation for the AOSP (Android Open Source Project)...
