Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo want to create a platform for app developers that makes them more independent of the Google Play Store. Huawei’s involvement is uncertain. Chinese smartphone manufacturers Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo and possibly also Huawei are striving for a common…
Get Android ready for beginners and seniors
There are still many newcomers to smartphones. A guide for people who have to give help in the family or with friends. If you want to explain a smartphone to a complete beginner, you sometimes come across astonishing questions. While iPhones still…
Android: Avoiding Bluetooth can protect against attacks on the current gap
Restricting Bluetooth use on Android devices without a current patch level may protect against attacks on a critical security hole. The discoverers of a current, critical security hole in the Android operating system have published details of possible attacks. For temporary…
Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro: Xiaomi’s new smartphone top models with 108 megapixel camera
Xiaomi presented its new top models in Beijing. MI 10 and MI 10 Pro have a main camera with 108 megapixels and large batteries. Xioami launched new high-end phones in Beijing. The Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro have so far only…
Mobile development: HWASan searches for memory errors in Android apps
Google’s HWASan tool uses memory tagging to better find memory errors in native Android code.Reading time:2 min.Save in pocketreadPrint viewread comments Google has released a new Android tool aimed at developers who create apps with the Native Development Kit (NDK). The target…
Heap with heart: Android users get combined emojis
Google offers Android users emojis put together in a sticker and calls it Emoji-Kitchen.Reading time:1 min.Save in pocketreadPrint viewread comments45posts If one feeling is not enough: Android users get combined emojis that they can send as stickers. Google calls the new function…
Google security researchers: Android manufacturers allow security holes
The Google Project Zero employee Jann Horn sees dangers from device-specific kernel adjustments in Android and demands a rethink from the manufacturers.Reading time:1 min.Save in pocketreadPrint viewread comments32posts The German security researcher Jann Horn, who currently works for Google’s Project Zero…
Android development: the start-up Esper raises 7.6 million in capital
The company Esper, founded by two ex-Microsoft employees, wants to provide a control platform for Android devices in the IoT environment. The American start-up Esper raised $ 7.6 million in capital in an investment round. The company offers a development platform…
Microsoft releases new office app for Android
Microsoft combines its Word, PowerPoint and Excel services in the new Office app. Initially, it is only available to Android users.Reading time:1 min.Save in pocketreadPrint viewread comments46posts Microsoft’s new office app is out of the beta phase. Android users can now download the…
Android 11: First developer preview with new security functions, devices and 5G support
The upcoming Android knows new screen variants and extends the connectivity API for 5G devices.Reading time:3 min.Save in pocketreadPrint viewread comments36posts Google has released a developer preview of Android 11. The first Android with a simple version number instead of a letter…