As if the Cambridge Analytica scandal isn’t enough, Facebook is once again questioned this time about collecting SMS data and phone numbers from Android devices. This discovery occurred on the very same day that Facebook has bought ads in both the British and U.S. newspapers apologizing for the Cambridge Analytica scandal. According to a report from the website Ars Technica, Android users who have checked their data collected by Facebook found that the data includes years of telephone…
It is very noticeable that a brand-new phone works fast, but goes slower over time even though you haven’t installed any significant apps yet. There are many reasons why an Android phone fails to function the same way it was out of the box. One reason is that you could be running a heavy background app such as an independent launcher, or your phone’s internal memory has been depleted. Internal storage has other functions other than just being storage. It is basically your phone’s…
Social Media Is life’s greatest influence in today’s generation. People would spend almost 60% of their time browsing through social media than talking to a real person. Studies show that this is kind of a behavioral sickness that needs to be cured. However, people are not worried since everyone is doing it. Facebook. In particular, is considered the most used social media app in smartphones. Some people would say “I’m quitting Facebook forever!” But, it would only take them a week…
Unless your phone has superb waterproof features such as LG G6 or Samsung Galaxy 8, you don’t need to read this. Android Phones have improved so much for the last 10 years. Who would’ve have thought that the once call and text mobile phone will become one of the most used devices in today’s generation and treat it well as if our lives depend on it. Our lives turn miserable for a few minutes when we realize that our phone is damaged or lost. And despite all those improvements, there is…
Google Assistant is a very powerful tool for Android. However, not many people know of its full potential. Many of Android Users think that Google Assistant is just there for answering questions or browsing. What they didn’t know is it can function as a real-life virtual assistant and can help you do many things like the AI Cortana in Windows. This is not a secret function but rarely advertised by Google. The main voice activation of Google Assistant is by saying “OK, Google.” Or…
Having the right features of a web browser app on your phone is one of the important checklists when buying a phone. Default web browser installed on your OS can be reliable. However, more people prefer to still use Chrome. Chrome is light, fast, and with highly customizable settings. Although, there is no clear study on why people stick to using Chrome. Could it be they’re used to it, or just lazy and afraid to trust other web browser apps? Here are some web browser apps you might not…
A new variant of the infamous FakeBank Android malware has been discovered recently. This new FakeBank variant has the ability to intercept phone calls that victims are making to their banks where they are redirected to scammers instead. As you probably know by now, FakeBank is a banking Trojan designed to show fake login screens on top of a legitimate banking app in an infected device. This Android malware has become one of the Android threats on the market that made its mark because of its…
RottenSys, the name of a strain of malware, is being used in a Chinese malware operation that was building a huge botnet of almost 5 million Android devices. This Android malware in its current form is being utilized by the crooks to display ads on infected devices quite aggressively. However, it seems that the cybercriminals behind this strain of malware are deploying a new module written in Lua to gather all the infected Android devices to form a massive botnet based on the pieces of evidence…
This has happened before, and it’s happening again. It seems like Samsung’s old habits just don’t die, and probably getting worse. Samsung was sued again by a small company claiming that the multi-billion company has stolen their IP technology. NuCurrent, devoted to creating wireless charging technology, believed that Samsung has been using their intellectual property without their consent. Of course, being sued for theft is not new to Samsung. They know they can bully smaller…
Since October 2017, Google has been talking about the six routines of Google Assistant and how it can help Android phone functionality through voice command. The small information Google release in public has now become clearer on how it can be customized. Google announced that there will be six routines to choose from when using Google Assistant, Good morning, Bedtime, Leaving home, I'm home, Commuting to work, and Commuting home. Saying one keyword will automatically trigger the assistant…
