Google’s New Android Update Locks Your Apps And Hides Your Messages

Well done Google. A major new privacy feature is coming to Pixel, Samsung and other phones courtesy of the new Android 17 ...

Here’s how Android 17’s App Lock will handle notifications

While Android 16 QPR3 is in beta right now and is the next major software release before Android 17 drops, there has been no ...
techtimes

How to Instantly Translate Text on Android Using Built-In Tools for Quick and Easy Translation

Android translation text tools have transformed how we communicate across languages, with built-in features like Google Lens translation enabling instant recognition of text through the camera in over ...
9to5google

Google Maps for Android Auto gets partial redesign to surface ‘Report’ button, hide suggested locations

The Google Maps app for Android Auto is getting a partial redesign to better surface the “Report” functionality on smaller displays while also hiding suggested locations by default for some users.
BGR

You Can Text On An Android Even Without Cell Service - Here's How

Inarguably, one of the worst things that can happen mid-conversation while texting is that your signal drops or you run into a problem sending outgoing messages. There are a wide variety of reasons ...
GCN

Set up private space on Android to hide sensitive apps

Ever wanted to set up private space on Android without anybody knowing? Android 15 is the first operating system to present this game changer, in which you can build an entirely hidden space in which ...
ZDNet

You can delete sent text messages on Android now - here's how

Google Messages now lets you delete a sent text message. A deleted message disappears for the other person immediately. The feature is available now for almost all Android users. Get more in-depth ...
The Verge

Threads will let you hide spoilers in your posts

If you’re in the test, you’ll be able to mark both images and text as spoilers. If you’re in the test, you’ll be able to mark both images and text as spoilers. is a news writer who covers the ...
Fast Company

How to bring Apple’s ‘Hide My Email’ privacy to Android and Windows

Have you ever wanted to sign up for an online service but you didn’t want to provide your real email address as part of the process? There’s a good chance your email address has your actual name in it ...
TechCrunch

iPhone and Android users will soon be able to send encrypted RCS messages to each other

Text messages sent between iPhones and Android devices will soon benefit from end-to-end encryption (E2EE), after the GSM Association (GSMA) yesterday published new specifications for the Rich ...
USA Today

Apple, Android users on notice from FBI, CISA about texts amid 'massive espionage campaign'

Hackers could be after your text messages. Especially vulnerable: texts between Android and Apple devices. Three weeks ago the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ...