Reasons to hack, or “root,” your Android handset: Custom OS upgrades, PC tethering, full-phone SD backups. Reason not to: It’s really scary. At least it was, until now. RyeBrye has pieced ...

Android OS Hack Gives Virtual Early Upgrade Android phone owners stuck on older versions of the operating system know the frustration of seeing newer versions with features they can’t get.

[Adam Outler] tipped us off about a cross-platform Android hacking suite he’s been working on. The project, which is called CASUAL, brings several things to the table. First and foremost it b… ...

Hack runs Android apps on Windows, Mac, and Linux computers Google's "App Runtime for Chrome" gets hacked to run on any major desktop OS.

New exploit means nearly any Android phone can be hacked with a single text Security firm Zimperium will provide full disclosure at the upcoming Blackhat hacking conference.

Government warns Android users of hacking threat due to vulnerabilities in operating system The government has recently issued a warning to millions of Android users in the country regarding ...

Rublon analyzed the search data for each smartphone operating system and brand name to reveal which type of smartphone is most likely to receive an attempted hack. The study found that there’s ...

Google published a six-part report today detailing a sophisticated hacking operation that the company detected in early 2020 and which targeted owners of both Android and Windows devices. Systems ...

So, let's say you want to give Firefox OS — the mobile OS made by the same people who make the browser — a try. Until now, that's meant either buying one of a small handful of early Firefox OS ...

The latest Android bugs won't be music to the ears of users, especially those already worried about security on the Google operating system. A preview of one malicious MP3 file could infect a ...