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Android 16 security features focus on theft, scams, and identity

One of the most significant additions from Android 15 is Theft Detection Lock. This smart feature uses AI to determine if ...

Experts urge Android users to install the latest security update immediately: Here’s why

Android users should update their phones immediately as Google's December 2025 patch fixes critical vulnerabilities.

Government flags new Android vulnerability, urges users to update phones

CERT-In warns Android users to install the January 2026 security patch after a Dolby-related vulnerability puts unupdated ...
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Android security risk warning issued by Indian government, users urged to update

Google Android is currently facing a serious Android security risk that has prompted an urgent CERT-In alert from the Indian ...

Google releases January Android Security Bulletin, but Pixel users are still waiting for bug fixes

Google has released the Android Security Bulletin for January, but there's no sign of the regular Pixel bug fixes for the ...
Forbes

Google’s New Android Update — 3 Things Your Phone Can No Longer Do

Android security update adds preventative user blocks. Update, May 16, 2025: This story, originally published May 14, has been updated with news of more security features that have either arrived or ...

AOSP on a diet plan as Google halves Android code drops

Google has confirmed there will be two code dumps to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) per year, down from the four ...

Google set to reduce the Android source code releases to just twice a year

The Android Open Source Project, built and released by Google under the Apache 2.0 license, allows third-party developers to ...
SecurityWeek

Critical Dolby Vulnerability Patched in Android

January 2026 Android update patches a single vulnerability, a critical Dolby issue whose existence came to light in October ...