Millions at Risk as Android Mental Health Apps Expose Sensitive Data

Oversecured flagged 1,575 flaws in 10 Android health apps with 14.7M installs, putting chats, CBT notes, and mood logs at risk, per BleepingComputer.
Forbes

Google Issues Android Update—40% Of All Phones Now At Risk

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Android Authority

Check out Android's expected 2026 update and release cycle

It’s all very messy. Even someone like me, whose job is to follow Android, kept getting confused by all the overlapping update cycles and feature releases. So I dug in and tried to make sense of the ...
Android

Sony Xperia 1 VIII and 10 VIII Spotted in Global IMEI Database

New filings in the IMEI database confirm that Sony is working on the Xperia 1 VIII and Xperia 10 VIII. The model numbers point to a release in Japan, Europe, and Asia, but it’s still not likely to ...
Android Authority

Samsung’s next wearables and tablets pop up in official database

Four of Samsung’s upcoming devices have appeared in the GSMA IMEI database. The database reveals the names and model numbers of the company’s next tablets and smartwatches. The listings reveal that ...
Wired

149 Million Usernames and Passwords Exposed by Unsecured Database

This “dream wish list for criminals” includes millions of Gmail, Facebook, banking logins, and more. The researcher who discovered it suspects they were collected using infostealing malware. The ...
9to5google

Android 16 QPR3 lets you remove At a Glance from your Pixel’s homescreen

With Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1, Google is finally letting Pixel owners remove At a Glance from their homescreen. Long-press on At a Glance for “Settings” and you’ll find a new “Show on home screen” ...
CNBC

OpenAI launches Sora for Android devices

OpenAI on Tuesday launched its Sora app of AI-generated videos for Android devices. The announcement on Tuesday brings the popular AI app to the Google Play app store for users in the U.S., Canada, ...
ZDNet

Google is killing the Android phone feature that once made them popular - and there's a big reason why

Google will restrict sideloading with developer verification. The move mirrors Apple's long-standing security approach. Android loses one of its last big differences from iOS. For years, one of the ...
Computerworld

7 smart ways Android’s Modes can help you

Your device's Do Not Disturb setup is packing some powerful new punch — but it's up to you to figure out how to embrace it. Setting your phone on silent sure ain’t what it used to be. If you’re among ...
The New York Times

How Apple’s iOS 26 and Google’s Android 16 Will Change Our Phones

Both operating systems introduce new designs, but the real story is what’s happening beneath with A.I. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s lead consumer technology writer and the author of ...