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The Google Pixel 7 Pro is Android Authority's Pick for Best Phone of 2022

The Google Pixel 7 Pro is Android Authority’s Pick for Best Phone of 2022

Every now and then a year passes in the mobile world where a clear and overarching theme emerges. In 2022, that theme was consolidation. While there have been a handful of exceptions – whether cheeky OEMs or established names trying to stand out from the crowd – most of the industry’s biggest hitters and household …

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How the Galaxy S23 Ultra will break my vicious iPhone cycle (and why it's so hard to quit using Apple's phones in favor of Android)

How the Galaxy S23 Ultra will break my vicious iPhone cycle (and why it’s so hard to quit using Apple’s phones in favor of Android)

Who knew I would become an iPhone user? And not only that, but also in the long term. I certainly didn’t. Five years ago I was happy with my large, fairly basic mid-range Xiaomi Mi Max 2 smartphone, and Apple’s iPhones seemed like overpriced, polished, but fairly unimpressive options that people were choosing purely for …

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A long-standing major vulnerability has left millions of Android handsets open to data theft

A long-standing major vulnerability has left millions of Android handsets open to data theft

According to a tweet from Google Lukasz Siewierski (Going through Mishaal Rahman, 9to5Google), hackers and “malicious insiders” were able to leak platform signing keys used by several Android manufacturers to sign system apps used on Android devices. These signing keys are used to ensure that the apps and even the version of the Android operating …

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5 Android apps you can’t miss this week – Android Apps Weekly

Welcome to the 461st edition of Android Apps Weekly. Here are the headlines from the past week: Google Messages received an update this week. It brought end-to-end encryption for group chats. This is a big deal since end-to-end encryption is an important feature these days. The feature is currently in the beta version of the …

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Here are the first things you need to set up in Google Messages on your Android phone

Here are the first things you need to set up in Google Messages on your Android phone

Google Messages is absolutely feature-rich. The selection of RCS app settings makes it a fantastic default messaging app for Google Pixel or any Android phone. This guide will walk you through everything we think you should set up in Google Messages on your Android device. Enable Chat Features in Google Messages Many options are enabled …

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Google says Android runs best when covered in Rust

Google says Android runs best when covered in Rust

Google has been integrating code written in the Rust programming language into its Android operating system since 2019 and its efforts have paid off in the form of fewer vulnerabilities. Memory security bugs — like out-of-bounds read and write or post-free usage — account for more than 65% of high- or critical-severity bug vulnerabilities in …

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To finish!  The iPhone 15 says goodbye to the overdue flat design!  Android to copy again?

To finish! The iPhone 15 says goodbye to the overdue flat design! Android to copy again?

Whether you’re planning on getting an iPhone 14 this holiday season or not, iPhone 15 leaks and rumors aren’t going to wait! Some of the most exciting iPhone 15 series leaks we’ve had so far hint at a periscope zoom camera for at least one iPhone 15 model, Dynamic Island for all four 2023 iPhones, …

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The Galaxy S23 is making Android history!  Samsung beats iPhone 14 performance and efficiency for the first time

The Galaxy S23 is making Android history! Samsung beats iPhone 14 performance and efficiency for the first time

Android’s iPhone… There’s no clear definition of what “Android’s iPhone” might look or feel like. Yet when I think of the iPhone, I imagine a refined and cohesive software and hardware experience, efficient processing, and reliable battery life, all working in harmony. Unfortunately for me (as a Pixel 6 Pro and Pixel 7 Pro user), …

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Android file manager apps infect thousands with Sharkbot malware

A new collection of malicious Android apps posing as harmless file managers had infiltrated the official Google Play app store, infecting users with the Sharkbot banking trojan. Apps do not carry the malicious payload upon installation to evade detection when submitted to Google Play, but later fetch it from a remote resource. Since Trojan apps …

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