Researchers at Nebula Security have disclosed GhostLock (CVE-2026-43499), a 15-year-old Linux kernel flaw that lets any ...

Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...

A cybersecurity group has apparently created a root exploit for some Galaxy S26 phones. The exploit gave root access to Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus phones powered by the Exynos 2600 processor. One of the ...

Humboldt County election staff found 596 uncounted ballots from the November special election this week. The forgotten ballots were due to a miscommunication among workers over whether a voting drop ...

Upgrading to Android 16 brings a new layer of security enhancements, but it also introduces one of the strictest implementations of Factory Reset Protection (FRP) to date. While these protections are ...

Generated with Google’s Nano Banana 2. A MediaTek chip flaw could put up to 875 million Android phones at risk, exposing how a locked device can still be vulnerable below the surface. A locked Android ...

It’s been nearly 20 years since Google revealed Android, which the company described as the first “truly open” mobile operating system, setting Google-powered phones apart from the iPhone’s ...

In August 1996, 18-year-old Brooke Weber escaped after being locked inside a box during the murder of her boyfriend, Jeffrey Wolf, in Mississippi. Police later discovered 88 pieces of Jeffrey’s ...

Canta makes debloating Android easy without root or a PC. Using Shizuku’s wireless debugging, it lets you safely remove preinstalled bloatware and even some system apps, shows clear warnings, offers a ...

Google today detailed the latest device theft protection features for Android across stronger authentication and enhanced recovery tools. “Failed Authentication Lock” will lock your screen “after ...

Google on Tuesday announced an expanded set of Android theft-protection features, designed to make its mobile devices less of a target for criminals. Building on existing tools like Theft Detection ...

One of the best things about the Android platform is its customization and flexibility. Android lets you use it the way you want to, whether that means changing the launcher, using icon packs, or more ...