Category Archives: Android

GitHub for Mobile released

Posted on 2020-03-18 by guenni

[German]Another brief message for developers or users who use GitHub. The GitHub for Mobile app has been released in a stable version for Android and iOS. Features such as team communication, problem viewing and code merging are now natively available … Continue reading →

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Bug in Googles Titan M Chip Firmware (CVE-2019-9465)

Posted on 2020-02-29 by guenni

Short information about Google’s Pixel Smartphones. Since the Pixel 3 the devices contain a Titan M security chip. But it had a bug (vulnerability) in the firmware. Advertising

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First Android 11 Developer Preview released

Posted on 2020-02-20 by guenni

[German]Google released the first developer preview of Android 11 a few hours ago. This is the Android version that is expected to be released in autumn 2020 with new Google pixel devices. Advertising

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Google kicks ToTok app out from Play Store for spying again…

Posted on 2020-02-18 by guenni

[German]I just came across the news that Google has kicked the Android app ToTok (a chat program) out of the Google Play Store again because of spying features. There was something in December 2019, which I had reported about at … Continue reading →

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Google I/O 2020 May 12-14

Posted on 2020-01-25 by guenni

The Google developer conference Google I/O will be held this year from 12 to 14 May 2020. The conference venue will again be the Shoreline Amphitheater, located in Mountain View near Google’s headquarters, where Google has hosted the event in … Continue reading →

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Android: Chrome 79 Rollout stopped due to data loss

Posted on 2019-12-16 by guenni

[German]Google has temporarily stopped the rollout of the Chrome 79 app for Android. The reason: Users may lose data due to a bug in Webview – and other apps are affected as well. Advertising

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Unpatched Android vulnerability StrandHogg exploited

Posted on 2019-12-04 by guenni

[German]Bad news for Android users who installs a lot of apps on their devices. There is an unpatched Android vulnerability called StrandHogg. This vulnerability is already being exploited by malicious apps. Advertising

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Microsoft removes Cortana support for Android & iOS

Posted on 2019-11-18 by guenni

[German]Microsoft stops its support for the Cortana assistant in Android and iOS at the end of January 2020. Here is some brief information what that means and what is changing. Advertising

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Warning: Uninstall these Android Malicious Apps immediately

Posted on 2019-10-16 by guenni

[German]Android users should check their devices for installed apps and see if there are 15 malicious apps are present. In case, uninstall these malicious apps immediately. Advertising

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Fingerprint authentication of Shopify Android app bypassed

Posted on 2019-09-30 by guenni

[German]Security researchers have bypassed the biometrics feature of the Shopify Android app. It was supposed to provide merchants with secure access to their shops via a fingerprint reader. If the app is open, however, deep links can be accessed without … Continue reading →

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