The Viaforensics application has been tested to work on Android versions from 1.5 to 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, which is the code name for the newest Android update. ViaForensics decided not to place ...

Future versions of the Firefox OS mobile platform will allow users to control application-specific permissions, a feature with both privacy and security benefits that’s missing on Android. Firefox OS ...

Android’s security issues and vulnerabilities have been the subject of heated debates in the technology world for a while now, with many developers and researchers claiming that the former Android ...

In the most recent Android 4.4 release, Google has disabled a hidden feature that could control or disable permissions for individual apps. In Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, Google quietly introduced a ...

According to a report from Bloomberg, Google is planning to give Android users more control over application permissions. Basically, if what’s said in the report is true, Android users will be able to ...

Android's security policy can allow apps that have "no permissions" to harvest data from devices without the owners' knowledge. Paul Brodeur, security researcher with Leviathan Security Group, has ...

Artem is a die-hard Android fan, passionate tech blogger, obsessive-compulsive editor, bug hunting programmer, and the founder of Android Police and APK Mirror. Most of the time, you will find Artem ...

Google has issued a patch for an attack that could lead an Android user to a phishing site, according to security vendor FireEye. FireEye recently spotted an malicious Android application that could ...