Quality to match with your user’s expectations
Posted by Hoi Lam, Android App Quality Since the launch of Android more than 10 years ago, the platform and the user’s expectations have …
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Barcode Scanner app on Google Play infects 10 million users with one update
Late last December we started getting a distress call from our forum patrons. Patrons were experiencing ads that were opening via their …
Google Play Source Code Flaw Makes Apps Vulnerable
A source code flaw in the Google Play store platform could enable attackers to perform remote code execution allowing credential theft on …
Google binned two apps by China’s Baidu, which says researchers got it wrong by linking it to personal info leaks
UPDATED Infosec researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 threat intelligence unit spotted a pair of prominent Chinese apps leaking …
Google binned two apps by China’s Baidu after researchers spotted personal data leakage
Infosec researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 threat intelligence unit spotted a pair of prominent Chinese apps leaking personal …
Baidu Apps in Google Play Leak Sensitive Data
Multiple Android mobile apps found in Google Play, including Baidu Search Box and Baidu Maps, were found by researchers to be leaking data …
Fake Minecraft mods installed on over one million Android devices
If you or your kids are fans of Minecraft then take care before installing apps that modify the immensely popular game. Security …
Android apps from Chinese internet giant Baidu found to leak sensitive data
New research from Palo Alto Network Inc.’s Unit 42 has detailed how Android apps from Chinese internet giant Baidu Inc. listed on Google …
New Android App Bundle and target API level requirements in 2021
Posted by Hoi Lam, Developer Relations Engineer, Android Platform In 2021, we are continuing with our annual target API level update, …
Google aims to improve security of browser engines, third-party Android devices and apps on Google Play
Google has announced two new security initiatives: one is aimed at helping bug hunters improve the security of various browsers’ …
Google Play Bans Stalkerware and ‘Misrepresentation’
Google is taking the step of prohibiting “stalkerware” in Google Play, along with apps that could be used in political-influence …
Popular Android apps are rife with cryptographic vulnerabilities
Columbia University researchers have released Crylogger, an open source dynamic analysis tool that shows which Android apps feature …