Samsung Removes Key 'Recovery' Tools from Galaxy Phones—Including OS Sideloading

Samsung's February 2026 update is removing the 'Wipe cache partition' and ADB sideloading tools from Galaxy phones' Recovery ...

Samsung is reportedly killing some key power-user tools on Galaxy phones

Galaxy Club reports that the entire Recovery menu has now been dramatically downsized on several Galaxy phones running the February 2026 patch. Users on the Galaxy S25 series were the first to spot ...
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Samsung Galaxy update removes Android recovery menu tools, including sideloading

Some Android recovery menu tools and options are being removed in the latest Samsung Galaxy updates, but the reason is ...

Millions at Risk as Android Mental Health Apps Expose Sensitive Data

Oversecured flagged 1,575 flaws in 10 Android health apps with 14.7M installs, putting chats, CBT notes, and mood logs at risk, per BleepingComputer.

Google dismantles 9M-device Android hijack network

Google says it disrupted what it believes was the world's largest residential proxy network that hijacked about 9 million ...

Global smartphone shipments set for record 12.4% drop in 2026 as memory crunch bites

After four quarters of recovery, the global smartphone market is staring at its sharpest annual decline on record.

AI and ID verification apps leaked data on millions of Android users

According to a Forbes contributor, a seemingly harmless app called Video AI Art Generator & Maker by developer Codeway—which has been installed nearly half a million times—leaked all of its users’ ...

Here’s What a Google Subpoena Response Looks Like, Courtesy of the Epstein Files

The US Justice Department disclosures give fresh clues about how tech companies handle government inquiries about your data.

Spyware can hijack your phone in seconds

ZeroDayRAT spyware compromises iPhone and Android devices to access messages, notifications, location data and live camera ...