Why your Android TV box may secretly be a part of a botnet

Security researchers warn Android TV streaming boxes promising free channels may secretly hijack home internet connections ...

Apps like Grok are explicitly banned under Google’s rules—why is it still in the Play Store?

The backlash to xAI’s loosened restrictions prompted the company to limit access to image editing slightly. You can no longer ...
PCMag

One Simple Setting Can Block Most Scam Texts. Are You Using It?

Your phone comes with strong built-in spam protection—you just need to turn it on. Here's how to do it on both iPhone and ...
PCMag

Want to Reach Flow State Faster? These Apps Amplify the Pomodoro Technique

If you ever find a personal or work task daunting, you might just need to rethink how you approach it. Pomodoro apps and ...

This free tool gives you one easy way to install apps on Linux and Mac - here's how

Homebrew is a free, open-source package manager for Linux and MacOS that simplifies the installation and management of software. Think of Homebrew as a command-line version of the App Store that ...
9to5google

Android 16 QPR3 adds a blue dot to show when apps are using your location

Google is adding a new notifying dot in Android 16 QPR3 which tells you when an app is accessing your location. Back in 2021’s Android 12 release, Google added a new green dot to prominently notify ...
TechCrunch

First Voyage raises $2.5M for its AI companion that helps you build habits

In a world that’s rapidly filling up with AI-generated content, a startup called First Voyage wants to help people avoid all the AI slop blasted their way and instead build the habits they want. And ...
ZDNet

12 reasons to avoid rooting your Android phone at all costs - and the only time I break the rules

Rooting or jailbreaking a phone isn't as hard as it once was. The process does involve considerable risk. Some reasons might make you want to try. Many years ago, when I first heard about rooting ...
Android Police

My go-to Android TV streaming apps after trying nearly all of them

Ben Khalesi writes about where artificial intelligence, consumer tech, and everyday technology intersect for Android Police. With a background in AI and Data Science, he’s great at turning geek speak ...
MacRumors

Developers Can Now Make Android Apps With Apple's Swift

The first preview release of the Swift SDK for Android was published this week, allowing developers to build Android apps in Swift with official tooling and making it easier to share code across iOS ...
Benzinga.com

Hello Group Turns To AI To Boost Slumping Revenue

Could a dating approach used by the fictional Cyrano de Bergerac finally halt the revenue slide that has plagued dating app operator Hello Group Inc. (NASDAQ:MOMO) for the last five years? It was hard ...
BGR

5 Of The Best Free Measurement Apps On Android

If you've ever found yourself wanting to measure something but don't have a ruler or tape measure on hand, measuring apps on your phone can come to the rescue. They range from the fairly simple to ...