We know that forensic exploitation has become the bugbear of smartphone security across both ecosystems. You’ll recall Android’s multiple zero-days last year and the furor when Apple’s iPhones were found to be hiding a new defense mechanism against such extraction tools, “ mysteriously rebooting ” when pulled out of storage lockers.

Google has rolled out Android 16’s second beta update to developers and testers with new camera and security improvements. This update also brings improvements in graphical effects, and overall performance while refining background task management.