The Android Settings app is preparing to add a new “Contacts storage” page. This page lets you choose which online account you want your contacts to be saved to. Alternatively, you can disable contact ...

Hacking keeps evolving, just like any other profession. Cybercriminals are always upgrading their tools, especially malware, to find new ways to scam people and steal data or money. The old tricks no ...

As high-tech and advanced as all our modern mobile devices are, there's no way of getting around basic user errors. Luckily, the makers of your mobile devices kept such errors in mind. That is why we ...

A small change to Google Contacts for Android makes explicit the current backup and sync status, while tweaking the account menu. At the top of the Organize tab, you’ll find a new card noting how many ...

Android 17 introduces a new Contacts Picker to fix the perpetual privacy flaw of all-or-nothing contact access. The tool allows selective sharing, giving apps only a one-time snapshot of necessary ...

UPDATE (June 5, 2025): A Google spokesperson reached out to comment on Crocodilus malware. Here’s the statement in full: “Based on our current detection, no apps containing this malware are found on ...

The latest version of the 'Crocodilus' Android malware has introduced a new mechanism that adds a fake contact to an infected device's contact list to deceive victims when they receive calls from the ...

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 Contacts has been working on a new “Calling Cards” feature for a few versions now. Earlier analysis has suggested that this could function very similarly to iOS Contact Posters. New text ...

At this point, I get so many spam calls that my blood pressure rises when numbers show up on my phone’s call screen. A new piece of Android malware seems to be designed around that instinctive ...

Finally gaining parity with Apple's Contact Poster ...