QR codes might be one of the most useful inventions of recent years, but they can also hide an unpleasant surprise. These scannable black and white images are now everywhere, letting Android and ...

Google has responded to complaints about an annoying issue affecting Android devices, with the firm advising users to disable one setting until a fix is released. It appears that some phone owners are ...

In the US, Google is testing a new alert on Android phones designed to warn consumers in real-time about scam calls that impersonate banks and trusted institutions. The alert addresses a scam ...

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West Coast citizens get crucial seconds of warning with Android ShakeAlert and MyShake earthquake detection apps that issue life-saving alerts before hazardous shaking. Such new technologies turn ...

Google has shipped security updates to address 120 security flaws in its Android operating system as part of its monthly fixes for September 2025, including two issues that it said have been exploited ...

The Java ecosystem has historically been blessed with great IDEs to work with, including NetBeans, Eclipse and IntelliJ from JetBrains. However, in recent years Microsoft's Visual Studio Code editor ...

According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety's website, the Turquoise Alert is a notification system that "provides immediate information to the public through issuing and coordinating alerts ...

If you’re the owner of an Android phone and live in a seismically active region, there’s a chance your phone has popped up an unusual warning. Not one that asks for permission to share personal ...

Why it matters: As Android 16's new security features roll out with the next generation of smartphones, users will, for the first time, have a tool to detect invisible digital surveillance. Whether ...