A team of academic researchers has uncovered a new Android security exploit that raises a lot of questions about the platform’s permission system. The technique, named TapTrap, uses user interface ...

Android users should update their phones immediately as Google's December 2025 patch fixes critical vulnerabilities.

More than 30% of Android phones still run Android 12 or older. That’s bad enough. But OEMs take time to deploy these fixes, ...

The most recent December update for Android phones is available now, and this patch specifically should take priority for ...

For the past decade, Google has consistently published an Android Security Bulletin every month, even if the company wasn’t ready to roll out a security update to its own Pixel devices. These ...

Well, I’ll be: Android 16 is officially here! (Or it’s available for device-makers to roll out as they see fit, at least. Choose your own adventure.) And the timing of the software’s arrival isn’t the ...

Anyone who owns an Android device that is still supported should ensure that the current patch level 2026-01-05 is installed.

Update Android now as critical vulnerabilities are confirmed. Google has published the January Android security bulletin, and it’s bad news for users of Android 12 through 15, or good news, depending ...

The US government has stopped funding the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database, a standardized global system for identifying and tracking software vulnerabilities across platforms and ...

Google may change how Android security updates work. But larger patch cycles might give hackers more time. 'High-risk first' model could streamline OEM patches. Google is considering an overhaul of ...

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