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Google’s Android Update—Do Not Leave This Spyware On Your Phone

Android’s game of catch-up with iPhone continues, with Google confirming the frightening scale of threats it is removing in real time. The company took action against more than 2 million “harmful” apps and 150,000 “bad” developers last year. That’s good — but a change it has just quietly confirmed could be even better.

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Google Releases Android 16 Beta 1

Android 16 is finally entering the beta stage, after a couple of developer previews in November and December. Now that it has entered the beta stage, you

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What’s new in Android’s January 2025 Google System Updates [U: 1/27]

Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC. Some features apply to end users,

Google’s New Lockdown Just Made Android More Like iPhone

Despite some recent headlines, iPhones remain safer than Androids given Apple’s tighter restrictions and control of its ecosystem. But Google is catching up — and Samsung is moving even faster to narrow the gap. Now, a new Android upgrade for 2025 could make Androids more like iPhones than ever before — but there’s a twist.

Google appeals again big $4.33 billion EU antitrust fine

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Google to Fight $4.33 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Android

The regulator ruled that Google had unfairly used its dominance to strongarm device manufacturers and network operators into making sure that traffic on Android devices went to its own search engine.

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Google’s last chance to beat $4.2 billion Android fine.

Google has begun its final attempt to overturn a €4.3 billion (about $4.4 billion) fine it received from the EU over its Android market dominance back in 2018. The antitrust decision was upheld in 2022 but reduced to €4.

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Google braces to fight $4.5 billion EU antitrust fine over Android competition quashing

The bloc's competition regulator has handed down billions in fines to U.S. tech companies, leading President Donald Trump to complain Brussels is treating the U.S.

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Google will now automatically revoke permissions from harmful Android apps

Google’s malware scanning Play Protect service will now automatically turn off an Android app’s permissions if it’s ...

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Google's 'ultimate goal' is for Android games to work seamlessly across mobile, XR, large screens

Sam Bright, the lead at Google Play, said the "ultimate goal" is to have Android games and apps work seamlessly across mobile ...

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Google Maps annoys drivers after latest Android Auto update

One of the main selling points of Android Auto is the integration of Google Maps into your dashboard, with the bonus of ...

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Google’s Identity Check for Android keeps phone thieves out of your digital accounts

Google is officially launching a new Android security feature for Pixel devices with Android 15 to prevent phone thieves from ...

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Google just made an irksome change to Maps on Android Auto

The latest update to Android Auto has made a slight UI change to Google Maps. The change is now causing some issues.

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Google Releases Unnecessary Google Maps Update on Android Auto, It Makes No Sense

The search giant has recently updated how Google Maps is shown on the screen when navigation is not enabled on Android Auto ...

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An Android Auto UI tweak centers the Google Maps arrow, frustrating users

The Google Maps app for Android Auto now centers your arrow on the map, making it tricky to see behind the large destination ...

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After Home, Files by Google is Android 16's latest casualty

Users report the Files by Google app consistently crashes when attempting to open PDF files directly. This issue is specific ...

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