Android Police

Android's 2022 platform certificate leak explained

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...
TechSpot

Android security defeated with stolen Platform certificates

Facepalm: Like any other modern operating system, Android's design employs a "privilege" based model. Such model is enforced by digital certificates, and it can become quite troublesome when the ...
Android Police

Vendor certificate leak could give malware full control over Android phones

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...
Bleeping Computer

Samsung, LG, Mediatek certificates compromised to sign Android malware

Multiple platform certificates used by Android OEM device vendors to digitally sign core system applications have also been used to sign Android apps containing malware. OEM Android device ...
Wired

Android Phone Makers’ Encryption Keys Stolen and Used in Malware

While Google develops its open source Android mobile operating system, the “original equipment manufacturers” who make Android smartphones, like Samsung, play a large role in tailoring and securing ...
Android Authority

Here's a look at how Android 17 will make alternative app stores easier to use

As part of a settlement with Epic, Google is introducing support for “Registered App Stores” starting with Android 17. Certified third-party stores will utilize a “single store install screen” that ...
Android

Major Android security leak impacts millions of devices

A recent post on Google‘s Android Partner Vulnerability Initiative (APVI) website has revealed a major Android security leak. The leak has left devices from Samsung, LG, Xiaomi, and many other brands ...