Despite numerous improvements over the years, Android still has some glaring privacy issues. Apps can track your location, data, monitor phone usage, and do a lot more to build a profile as you dive ...

A study has flagged potential privacy concerns for contact-tracing app users on Android, but is it a new concern? By international standards, the Covid Tracker Ireland app – with more than 1.3m ...

It is the Sensor off tile hidden within the developer options on our Android devices. It can not be seen within our Quick Settings edit menu unless you go to the developer options and add it. It ...

A Trinity researcher said there is no opt-out on the ‘sensitive data’ being collected from two Google apps that are installed on more than 1bn Android handsets. Researchers at Trinity College Dublin ...

Android 15 started rolling out to Pixel devices Tuesday and will arrive, through various third-party efforts, on other Android devices at some point. There is always a bunch of little changes to ...

One of the most prickly misconceptions around Android is that it’s completely incompatible with privacy. If you use Android, the wonky thinking goes, you’re giving into a lifetime of unavoidable ...

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Privacy is a word that we’re hearing a lot nowadays, and it’s usually related to our online activity. With all the tracking software that companies use, and ...

Google introduced the app pinning feature to Android back in 2014's Lollipop release. For years, I've kept the feature enabled as an added security measure. App pinning is disabled by default -- ...

This unconventional approach will improve your Android phone's privacy, security, and performance — and bring a big boost to your personal productivity, too. Fair warning: This column is a fair bit ...

ExpressVPN is currently CNET's top pick as the best Android VPN, thanks to the outstanding performance of its Android app and its commitment to privacy and transparency. The Android app is intuitive ...