More than 800 Google Android apps have been targeted by a surge in PIN-stealing hack attacks. What you need to know.

Android remains one of the most customizable mobile operating systems out there, despite Google's recent efforts to rein it in. You don't necessarily have to root your Android device to get it to do ...

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There's a simple Android screen hack that can make your mobile experience a lot more convenient, but accessing it isn't exactly obvious. Android smartphones and tablets are capable of multi-tasking ...

The FBI has not provided a list of Chinese apps or those from developers in other high risk locations. That list would be vast and fluid. Instead, the bureau has issued guidelines for citizens to ...

Security researchers exposed a spying campaign by a hack-for-hire group that used Android spyware and phishing to steal ...

One of the most awkward Android Auto bugs that are still yet to be fixed these days concerns the keyboard apps installed on Android devices. Unfortunately, many people found out the hard way that ...

[Luke Hutchison] has come up with a rather clever hack to get multitouch support on the G1. He wrote a patch against the Synaptics touchscreen driver. When two fingers are placed, the driver reports ...

One app, a few macros, and suddenly your Android starts pulling its own weight.