Google Warns Millions Of Android Users—Do Not Install These Apps
As Android Authority explains, “the Google Play Integrity API lets apps check whether your account is ‘unlicensed’, meaning you didn’t install or buy the app from Google Play. More importantly, the app can then show a remediation dialog that tells you they have to download the app from Google Play to continue using it.”
Google Could Soon Block Sideloaded Apps; Dealing a Blow to Android’s Freedom
Google is blocking sideloading via Play Integrity API. Sideloaded apps may refuse to launch and take you to the app page on the Play Store.
Android apps are blocking sideloading and forcing Google Play versions instead
You might sideload an Android app, or manually install its APK package, if you're using a custom version of Android that doesn't include Google's Play Store. Alternately, the app might be experimental,
Google could soon rebrand the Switch to Android app for iPhone
Google's Switch to Android app simplifies iOS-to-Android migrations, working with a Data Transfer Tool on the Android side. Potential rebrand to "Android Switch" adds iOS 18 features support, corroborated by UI changes.
Google is making it easier for Android apps to detect and block sideloading
The Play Integrity API will make sideloading apps harder in order to protect users and prevent abuse. Developers can use a variety of parameters to determine an app's legitimacy. Google's continued focus on security may eventually limit customizations in Android.
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Android Users: How to Find Out if an AirTag Is Tracking You and What to Do
Add an AirTag keyring to your keychain or slip one in your suitcase and you'll always be able to keep track of them. At $30 a ...
This change to Android notifications might not be popular with everyone
As initially reported by Mishaal Rahman on Android Authority, Google is planning a major overhaul to the Notification Shade ...
iPhone 16 announcement not enough to get Android users off Pornhub
Once the event started, viewers on Apple devices closed the X-rated site and tuned into the event: Pornhub traffic dropped 15 ...
Some Android 15 phones will be forced to shoot in Ultra HDR by default
Google is requiring that some phones running Android 15 will have to take photos in Ultra HDR using the main rear and ...
Android 15 nears release as we get a sneak peek at what might be Android 16's quick settings panel
Android 15's pre-release period has been strange, with extra beta releases and this year's Pixel phones launching on last ...
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If $200 Android Phones Can Have Fast Displays, the $800 iPhone 16 Should Too
The iPhone 16 and 16 Plus have static 60Hz screens and don't support the always-on display feature of many $200 Motorola and ...
Fast Pair now supports earbuds with Bluetooth LE Audio, but seemingly only on Android 15
Google has updated Fast Pair to work with earbuds that support the Bluetooth LE Audio standard, but it might only work on ...
New And Dangerous Android Attack Warning Issued
Android users have been warned that a dangerous new hack attack uses optical character recognition to grab passphrases from your smartphone.
RCS messages are about to look a little different on your Android phone
You'll soon be able to more easily tell whether you're chatting through SMS or RCS, thanks to a recent change to the Google ...
Google Pixel Watch 3 Early Review: Still the Best Smartwatch for the Android Faithful
There's no need to go out and upgrade to the Pixel Watch 3 just yet unless you want a larger smartwatch this generation.
Android 15: top 10 features coming to phones and tablets, and Samsung OneUI 7 release date
Android 15 will introduce custom vibrate alert patterns for different apps, meaning you can tell what notification has come in more easily. Manufacturers have added this feature in their phones in the ...