- Google unshackles Android-device-makers. Phone and tablet companies will be able to experiment with alternative versions of Android. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45888486 3 comments technology
- A (non-YouTube) video channel that reviews minimalist, non-Android phones. Lots of interesting non-Google devices. https://tilvids.com/accounts/jbriones95/video-channels 11 comments degoogle
- Windows Phone device showing as fake Android in Google account security settings? https://security.google.com/settings/security/activity 16 comments windowsphone
- Google abandons support for 60% of androids phones (nearly 1 billion devices) only 2.5 years after release http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/14/google-security-bug-billion-android-phones/ 29 comments technology
- Google warns Android users about critical flaw on their phones - update your device NOW https://toptechnews.net/2021/01/07/google-warns-android-users-about-critical-flaw-on-their-phones-update-your-device-now/ 7 comments technology
- Google plans AirTag clone, will track devices with 3 billion Android phones | Google recently made the world's largest device-tracking network; now it has a tag. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/google-plans-airtag-clone-will-track-devices-with-3-billion-android-phones/ 297 comments technology
- Google will open more cross-device support in the future, more convenient to unlock vehicles via Android phone Direct CES 2022 | digital https://www.sproutwired.com/google-will-open-more-cross-device-support-in-the-future-more-convenient-to-unlock-vehicles-via-android-phone-direct-ces-2022-digital/ 10 comments android
- Google Announces Android Device Manager: Find Your Lost Android Phone, Coming Soon To Android 2.2+ Devices http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/08/02/google-announces-android-device-manager-find-your-lost-android-phone-coming-soon-to-android-2-2-devices/ 16 comments technology
- Using an Android phone as a webcam became really popular during the pandemic, but you've typically had to install a third-party app to do so. You may not have to do this in the future, though, as Google is adding support for turning Android devices into USB webcams! - Mishaal Rahman (thread) https://twitter.com/MishaalRahman/status/1621194700790054914 111 comments android
- Google pulls apps that may have harvested data from millions of Android devices | The apps took users' precise location, email, phone numbers and more, researchers said. https://www.engadget.com/google-pulls-apps-that-harvested-data-from-millions-of-users-084515744.html 3 comments technology
- GooglePay is officially in South Africa as of today. Cardholders of FirstRand Bank, Discovery Bank, Investec, Standard Bank, ABSA and Nedbank will be able to add their cards to Google Wallet and pay with their Android phones or Wear OS devices. https://twitter.com/yesthatbrendon/status/1562038630864113665?s=20&t=b1pFI_HWiXRwoJyHIaJI_A 26 comments android
- [AMA] I just received the cancelled Nokia 400 4G (also known as Iron GAFP/Google Android Feature Phone) Prototype. The device is 100% real and runs an unseen, official Google fork of Android Oreo 8.1.0 modified for keypad input. Ask me anything about it! https://i.postimg.cc/PJymrNDv/95426405-8-B5-B-4946-A12-C-57-D73194-BF1-E.jpg 50 comments android
- Google loses appeal over illegal Android app bundling, EU reduces fine to €4.1 billion | The EU has upheld a 2018 antitrust charge against Google, confirming that the company imposed “unlawful restrictions” on Android phone manufacturers in order to promote its search engine on mobile devices. https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/14/23341207/google-eu-android-antitrust-fine-appeal-failed-4-billion 41 comments worldnews