Apps on your Android phone can track what other apps you use, but that's not all.

Whenever you install an app, it requests some permissions, such as access to the camera, microphone, accessibility features, contacts, messages, and network. Some of these permissions are critical to ...

A new Android phone looks tidy on day one. After a few months, it may hold banking apps, saved cards, photos, work email, and travel tools. In New Zealand, one device may run ASB or ANZ banking, ...

A team of academic researchers has uncovered a new Android security exploit that raises a lot of questions about the platform’s permission system. The technique, named TapTrap, uses user interface ...

Smartphones remember a lot, and unfortunately, they also remember permissions that made sense three years ago but make very ...

Downloading apps in APK format or even from Google Play carries risks, including potential malware infections. For Android users, the threat of malicious software is a more frequent concern than it is ...

Android 17 could make one of its most powerful app permissions harder to approve without a second thought. New warning text explains that trusted apps may view and interact with screen content, even ...