Category Archives: Android

F-Droid project threatened by Google plans

Posted on 2025-10-04 by guenni

[German]Google has plans to adapt its Android system so that all developers of Android apps must register. Otherwise, the app will no longer be able to run. The F-Droid project is now sounding the alarm because it believes this will … Continue reading →

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Nextcloud: Data protection bug in Android app?

Posted on 2025-09-09 by guenni

[German]There appears to be a bug in the Android app for Nextcloud that is not insignificant in terms of data protection. Media content uploads are distributed across different folders belonging to different instances (accounts), even if this is not what … Continue reading →

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Operating system/Windows distribution (end of August 2025)

Posted on 2025-09-08 by guenni

[German]It's September 2025, and Statcounter has released its latest figures on desktop operating system distribution for the end of August 2025. With Windows 10 support ending in October 2025, Windows 11 is really the only option for many users. So … Continue reading →

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Outlook Light app will be discontinued

Posted on 2025-09-07 by guenni

[German]A quick update for users of Microsoft's Outlook Lite app. Redmond has just announced that the app will be discontinued. It will be shut down on October 6, 2025.

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Google requires Android app developers to identify themselves

Posted on 2025-08-31 by guenni

[German]In light of the large number of harmful Android apps, Google is taking drastic measures for the future. All developers of Android apps must identify themselves to Google if they want their apps to continue running on certified Android devices.

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Fennec browser version 142 with problems

Posted on 2025-08-30 by guenni

[German]Brief information for users of the Fennec browser on Android. Ralf has just pointed out to me that version 142 from the FDroid store is causing problems – so it should not be updated for the time being.

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Microsoft Lens app is being retired September 15, 2025

Posted on 2025-08-09 by guenni

[German]The Microsoft Lens mobile app will be discontinued on September 15, 2025. Microsoft just announced this in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. Its replacement will be—you guessed it—Microsoft Copilot.

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Android: Meta and Yandex escapted browser sandboxing and track users

Posted on 2025-06-07 by guenni

[German]I'm adding an information that I came across a few days ago. Anyone using apps or services from Meta (Facebook & Co.) or Yandex (Russian, less common in DACH) on Android was tracked. Security researchers have discovered that tracking pixels … Continue reading →

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Operating system share (End of May 2025); Windows 11 don't climb

Posted on 2025-06-07 by guenni

[German]It's June 2025 and Statcounter's figures on operating system distribution on the desktop are available again for the end of May 2025. Since Windows 10 will no longer be supported in October 2025, Windows 11 is the only option for … Continue reading →

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WhatsApp will no longer work on these devices from June 1, 2025

Posted on 2025-05-31 by guenni

[German]Brief information for WhatsApp users among our readership with older devices. The developers are cutting the ability to run WhatsApp on certain older devices running iOS. This will end on June 1, 2025.

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