Recently, a new variant of Android ransomware has been spotted spreading through two apps in Google Play store which are “Wallpapers Blur HD” and “Booster Cleaner Pro”. Thankfully, these mobile malware can’t encrypt files. However, it threatens to leak sensitive information in the affected device if the user won’t be able to pay the ransom of $50 within 72 hours. This malware was discovered by the security researchers from McAfee’s mobile division. If you’re one of the…
A new attack on Android devices that uses “Toast” notifications to help malware in gaining admin access or rights to Android’s Accessibility service has been reported by mobile security experts from Palo Alto Networks. This attack is often used to take over user’s Android devices. This isn’t new since for the past few years, most of the top Android malware makes use of the same technique to take control of user’s device. This technique involves tricking users during an…
If you are one of the users using either a Nexus or Pixel device running Android Oreo, then you had most likely seen the notification saying, “ is running in the background”. It may be useful but there are times when it can get quite annoying. Thankfully, there’s an app that could help you remedy these notifications permanently. So why does this notification exist? In other versions of Android, there really is no way of knowing whether an app is running in the background that’s doing…
In a recent September release Android update, Google was able to fix 81 system vulnerabilities such as the 13 critical remote code execution bugs of its Android Security Bulletin just the past Tuesday. One of the most worrisome vulnerability as usual is Android’s lightweight media player, Media Framework which includes the MediaServer, AudioServer, CameraServer and the ExtractorService processes. In a case where a remote hacker utilizes a specially crafted file, they could execute the…
Google has done so much to effectively manage Android’s background resource usage with the last few updates. And now Android Oreo adds another improvement to the table with the new Background Execution Limits. This new feature limits what an app can do when it runs in the background including the resources used and broadcasts requested. The Background Execution Limits are developed to be automatic in Android Oreo so you don’t have to do anything at all to take advantage of them for as…
There’s been a buzz today regarding a bug in Android Oreo. And if you’re one of the users who are now using it, you should definitely keep an eye on your mobile data usage. Why? There’s been a bug discovered just today that causes phones to use mobile data even when they are connected to a Wi-Fi network. This bug was first spotted by a Reddit user named Unusual_Sauce. After installing Android Oreo on the device, it began preferring mobile data even if the Wi-Fi is turned on and…
There is no doubt that many OnePlus2 owners have felt burned due to the lack of OTA updates that OnePlus has pushed out. For quite some time, OnePlus owners were told that the OnePlus 2 was going to receive an official update to Android 7.0 Nougat eventually. That sort of promise turned out not to be the case, making the last official build of OxygenOS for the device to be based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow instead. Fortunately, developers have recently released an early build of LineageOS 15…
The day before the next iPhone launches, Xiaomi’s newest flagship smart phone will make its launch. But Chinese firm offered another new arrival before that date which marks a departure from the usual. And this is because Xiaomi has released its first ever device to run in Google’s Android One program which is called Mi A1 Xiaomi’s newest flagship smartphone will launch the day before the next iPhone , but Chinese firm has offered another new arrival before that date — and it marks a…
Let’s face it – the Galaxy Note 7 was some kind of a disaster for Samsung. And those Samsung groupies who had spent a thousand bucks for the flagship phone last year was crestfallen to find out that their top-of-the-line gadgets had a high chance of melting in the palm of their hands or in their pockets. It was definitely a bummer, and that’s just putting it lightly. Buuuut. There is good news for those Samsung groupies who stayed loyal at heart despite the Note 7 fiasco and who…
It’s no secret that Google uses Android to track a lot of information about users. However, many users are unaware that Google actually saves audio files for all of your “OK Google” commands. That’s right: every time you speak to your Google Assistant app, Google doesn’t just listen and respond to your request. Google also records that audio file and then saves it to its database. Don’t believe me? You can listen to your audio files today – seriously. It’s as easy as…
