Security firm Sophos has discovered 15 dodgy Android apps on the Google Play store that have been downloaded more than 1.3 million times. Once installed, the adware-riddled apps do not show up as icons in the launcher making it difficult to find and eradicate them. Here’s the full list. According to a security report on Sophos’ blog, the 15… Read More »
Taking a look back at seven days of news and headlines across the world of Android, this week’s Android Circuit includes leaked Galaxy S11 camera details, the OnePlus 7T Pro launches, latest OnePlus 8 leaks, Huawei’s new Google lifeline, unifying Android gestures, the Cosmo’s qwerty keyboard, Microsoft’s Android powered Surface device, and the Material Design award winners. Android… Read More »
Android 10’s rollout is one of the fastest we’ve seen, and today OnePlus confirmed a further rollout to some older devices. Starting later this month, the OnePlus 6 and 6T, OnePlus 5 and 5T will get Android 10 updates. During its OnePlus 7T series unveiling today OnePlus invited Google to the stage to talk about Android 10. After all, the… Read More »
The existence of the Pixel 4 is Google’s worst-kept secret, as far as Google products go. Previous Pixel phones were leaked early, but the Pixel 4 might as well have already had its official announcement considering how much has been outed about Google’s next flagship smartphone. And now, you can get an early look at some of the… Read More »
HMD Global is known for swift and timely updates for its smartphones, and the company is maintaining that trend for its entry-level smartphones as well. In a tweet on 27 September, HMD Global has confirmed that three of its entry-level smartphones — Nokia 2.1, Nokia 1, and Nokia 1 Plus — will soon be receiving the latest Android 10 Go… Read More »
Google has detailed its latest version of Android Go, its lightweight operating system meant for low-powered devices with less than 1.5GB of RAM. With Android 10 (Go Edition), Google says it has improved the operating system’s speed and security. App switching is now faster and more memory efficient, and apps should launch 10 percent faster than they did on… Read More »
Android is one of the most widely used mobile operating systems in the world. Today it powers over 75 smartphones in the world. KaiOS, on the other hand, powers most of world’s feature phones capturing roughly 0.59 per cent market share as per StatCounter data. But have you ever wondered how a feature phone working on Android OS… Read More »
If you haven’t been paying attention to OnePlus, you should probably start. We’ve been calling the OnePlus 7 Pro the best Android phone you can buy for about the last six months. And now, in addition to the great hardware and software of that phone, you can add “pretty fast OS updates” to its list of positives. On Friday, OnePlus shipped the… Read More »
Google removed two apps from the Google Play Store this week after it discovered they were serving adware to users. The apps, Sun Pro Beauty Camera and Funny Sweet Beauty Selfie Camera, had been downloaded over 1.5 million times, ZDNet reports. Sun Pro Beauty camera has been in the Play Store for two years, and Funny Sweet Beauty Selfie… Read More »
Google, earlier this month, rolled out Android 10. At the time, Android 10 was available for download on all Pixel smartphones and Essential smartphones. Soon after OnePlus rolled out the first open beta update of Android 10 on its 2019 flagship devices – the OnePlus 7 and the OnePlus 7 Pro. Now, nearly three weeks later OnePlus has… Read More »
