Google Adds 24-Hour Wait for Unverified App Sideloading to Reduce Malware and Scams

Google on Thursday announced a new "advanced flow" for Android sideloading that requires a mandatory 24-hour wait period to install apps from unverified developers in an attempt to balance openness with safety. The new changes come against the backdrop of a developer verification mandate the tech...

Android Security Bulletin—February 2026Stay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.

This Android Security Bulletin contains details of security vulnerabilities that affect Android devices. Security patch levels of 2026-02-05 or later address all of these issues. To learn how to check a device's security patch level, see Check and update your Android version. Within 48 hours afte...

Android Security Bulletin—January 2026Stay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.

This Android Security Bulletin contains details of security vulnerabilities that affect Android devices. Security patch levels of 2026-01-05 or later address all of these issues. To learn how to check a device's security patch level, see Check and update your Android version. Within 48 hours afte...

Android Security Bulletin—December 2025Stay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.

This Android Security Bulletin contains details of security vulnerabilities that affect Android devices. Security patch levels of 2025-12-05 or later address all of these issues. To learn how to check a device's security patch level, see Check and update your Android version. Within 48 hours afte...

Securing the Open Android Ecosystem with Samsung Knox

Raise your hand if you've heard the myth, "Android isn't secure." Android phones, such as the Samsung Galaxy, unlock new ways of working. But, as an IT admin, you may worry about the security—after all, work data is critical. However, outdated concerns can hold your business back from unlocking i...

Android Security Bulletin—November 2025Stay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.

This Android Security Bulletin contains details of security vulnerabilities that affect Android devices. Security patch levels of 2025-11-01 or later address all of these issues. To learn how to check a device's security patch level, see Check and update your Android version. Within 48 hours afte...

Android Security Bulletin—August 2025Stay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.

The Android Security Bulletin contains details of security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices. Security patch levels of 2025-08-05 or later address all of these issues. To learn how to check a device's security patch level, see Check and update your Android version. Android partners are...

Android 16 Security Release NotesStay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.

This Android Security Release Notes contains details of security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices which are addressed as part of Android 16. Android 16 devices with a security patch level of 2025-07-01 or later are protected against these issues Android 16, as released on AOSP, will have...

Android Security Bulletin—March 2025Stay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.

The Android Security Bulletin contains details of security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices. Security patch levels of 2025-03-05 or later address all of these issues. To learn how to check a device's security patch level, see Check and update your Android version. Android partners are...

Google Bans 158,000 Malicious Android App Developer Accounts in 2024

Google said it blocked over 2.36 million policy-violating Android apps from being published to the Google Play app marketplace in 2024 and banned more than 158,000 bad developer accounts that attempted to publish such harmful apps. The tech giant also noted it prevented 1.3 million apps from...

Android Security Bulletin-January 2025Stay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.

The Android Security Bulletin contains details of security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices. Security patch levels of 2025-01-05 or later address all of these issues. To learn how to check a device's security patch level, see Check and update your Android version. Android partners are...

Russian Espionage Group Targets Ukrainian Military with Malware via Telegram

A suspected Russian hybrid espionage and influence operation has been observed delivering a mix of Windows and Android malware to target the Ukrainian military under the Telegram persona Civil Defense. Google's Threat Analysis Group TAG and Mandiant are tracking the activity under the name UNC581...

Android 15 Security Release NotesStay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.

This Android Security Release Notes contains details of security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices which are addressed as part of Android 15. Android 15 devices with a security patch level of 2024-09-01 or later are protected against these issues Android 15, as released on AOSP, will have...

New Android Trojan "BlankBot" Targets Turkish Users' Financial Data

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Android banking trojan called BlankBot targeting Turkish users with an aim to steal financial information. "BlankBot features a range of malicious capabilities, which include customer injections, keylogging, screen recording and it communicates with...

Android 15 Rolls Out Advanced Features to Protect Users from Scams and Malicious Apps

Google is unveiling a set of new features in Android 15 to prevent malicious apps installed on the device from capturing sensitive data. This constitutes an update to the Play Integrity API that third-party app developers can take advantage of to secure their applications against malware...

Malicious Android Apps Pose as Google, Instagram, WhatsApp to Steal Credentials

Malicious Android apps masquerading as Google, Instagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp, and X formerly Twitter have been observed to steal users' credentials from compromised devices. "This malware uses famous Android app icons to mislead users and trick victims into installing the malicious app on their...

Free VPN apps turn Android phones into criminal proxies

Researchers at HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence have discovered a disturbing number of VPN apps that turn users devices into proxies for cybercriminals without their knowledge, as part of a camapign called PROXYLIB. Cybercriminals and state actors like to send their traffic through other people...

Google Starts Blocking Sideloading of Potentially Dangerous Android Apps in Singapore

Google has unveiled a new pilot program in Singapore that aims to prevent users from sideloading certain apps that abuse Android app permissions to read one-time passwords and gather sensitive data. "This enhanced fraud protection will analyze and automatically block the installation of apps that...

Stealthy Kamran Spyware Targeting Urdu-speaking Users in Gilgit-Baltistan

Urdu-speaking readers of a regional news website that caters to the Gilgit-Baltistan region have likely emerged as a target of a watering hole attack designed to deliver a previously undocumented Android spyware dubbed Kamran. The campaign, ESET has discovered, leverages Hunza News...

Google Play Protect Introduces Real-Time Code-Level Scanning for Android Malware

Google has announced an update to its Play Protect with support for real-time scanning at the code level to tackle novel malicious apps prior to downloading and installing them on Android devices. "Google Play Protect will now recommend a real-time app scan when installing apps that have never be...