Google Play Protect will start asking if you want to scan an app before it’s installed. The app scan is performed in real-time at the code level to prevent malicious app installations. After the scan, ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Google announced today that it partnered with three private cyber-security firms -- ESET, Lookout, and Zimperium-- to start a new project called the App Defense Alliance. The purpose of this new ...

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...

Scanning a QR code with your phone is a common request, and should be simple, right? But it's not always as obvious how to do it as it should be. Read on for straightforward, illustrated instructions ...

Nearby Share lets you share text, links, or files with nearby devices. It uses Bluetooth to scan for nearby devices, meaning sometimes devices won’t be picked up or may be hard to find. As a fallback, ...

QR codes are used for everything from opening a restaurant menu to making payments: just point your camera at the QR code, and your phone will automatically open the relevant page. But what happens ...