Google has agreed to pay $135 million to resolve a proposed class action lawsuit accusing its Android operating system of collecting users' cellular data without permission, in a preliminary ...

A New Google Update Is Making Android Setup Less of a Chore Your email has been sent Ever feel like setting up a brand-new phone is a bit of a chore? Google just shaved a few steps off that process.

Google’s February 2026 Android system update (Play services 26.04) streamlines new device setup, improves storage purchasing, and adds privacy tools. Explore Get the web's best business technology ...

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Connecting the dots: When Google's Threat Analysis Group uncovered unusual network activity rippling across millions of internet-connected devices, something didn't add up. The traffic patterns didn't ...

Google has taken down one of the largest malicious proxy networks in the world. This means cutting off a system which has secretly hijacked millions of devices in the world. These devices include ...

Google says it has disrupted and removed domains belonging to IPIDEA, which is considered one of the biggest malicious networks in the world. The company says it disrupted a proxy network that was ...

Google has taken a huge leap forward in better securing millions of Android phones around the world. The company did so by disrupting what it calls the "largest residential proxy network in the world, ...

PCWorld reports that Google disrupted IPIDEA, the world’s largest residential proxy network that secretly hijacked 9 million Android devices through hidden SDKs in free apps. The network turned ...

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For all the things I’m endlessly tweaking and fine-tuning on my mobile devices, my Android keyboard app is typically quite constant. That’s why I’ve found myself so pleasantly surprised to see how ...