Google took down popular Android apps that stole Facebook passwords. Google took down popular Android apps that stole Facebook passwords as the company was still racing to pull Android apps that committed major privacy violations. Based on a report on Endgadget, Ars Technica noted that Google had removed nine apps from the Google Play Store … Read more
Android Earthquake Alerts System was currently available in the Philippines and other selected countries. Google’s new Android Earthquake Alerts System was currently available in the Philippines and other selected countries as well. It was last April when Google activated the Android Earthquake Alerts System in New Zealand and Greece. 9to5Google reported that this Google Play … Read more
Google was considering anti-tracking features for Android, according to a report. Google was recently considering Apple-like anti-tracking features for its Android mobile operating system, according to a report. Bloomberg reported that Google was exploring its own alternative to Apple’s anti-tracking features to be introduced in Apple’s iOS 14 update. Google was in early internal talks … Read more
Google lets its users turn Android smartphones into earthquake detectors. Google had launched an earthquake alert system in California and said that it’s working on turning Android-powered smartphones into “tremor detectors”. The new “ShakeAlert” system – which was created in collaboration with the United States Geological Survey and launched on Tuesday (California time) – used … Read more
