Editing a firmware file in a hexadecimal, or hex, editor can allow you to modify a device's behavior. For example, you can change the speed of manufacturing equipment or enable hidden features on a ...

Android mobile device users worldwide use the popular HTC EVO line of smartphones. Occasionally the firmware on an Android device may become corrupt or error prone ...

Researchers used AT commands to rewrite device firmware, bypass Android security mechanisms, exfiltrate sensitive device information, and unlock screens. Attackers can use AT commands to launch ...

Google has started working to harden the security of Android at the firmware level, a component of the software stack that interacts directly with the various processors of a system on a chip (SoC).

Here’s good news for the owners of the AT&T variant of the Samsung Galaxy Note (SGH-I717) as Samsung has started rolling out the official Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean firmware update to the device on ...

Nexus 7 is among the lucky few devices (including Nexus 4, Nexus 10 and Galaxy Nexus I9250) in the Nexus family to receive the latest official Jelly Bean firmware - Android 4.2.2 JDQ39 - from Google.

The GrapheneOS team behind the privacy and security-focused Android-based operating system with the same name is suggesting that Android should introduce an auto-reboot feature to make exploitation of ...