
2025-07-02 19:17:00
Data breach reveals Catwatchful ‘stalkerware’ is spying on thousands of phones
https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/02/data-breach-reveals-catwatchful-stalkerware-spying-on-thousands-android-phones/
a bit physically relieved that we managed to avoid what would have been an extinction-level event for the web (the Mozilla search deal is also deemed fine now) https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/02/tech/google-antitrust-ruling-chrome-android
California jury orders Google to pay $314 million over data transfers from Android phones https://therecord.media/google-lawsuit-data-collection-android-cellular
Agentic Discovery and Validation of Android App Vulnerabilities
Ziyue Wang, Liyi Zhou
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.21579 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.21579
Ein paar Tricks, die mittlerweile zwischen Android und Linux echt leicht funktionieren (wenn man testen oder präsentieren will), darunter auch Bedienung mit Maus und Tastatur. Und Internet ohne Wifi (reverse tethering):
1. Android über Ethernet ins Internet verbinden mit USB-C-Ethernet-Adapter, z.B.
https://www.ebay.de/itm/3656612918…
Can anyone help me with a strange 'social.linux.pizza' issue I have or has anyone else the same problem?
I have three devices, a (Linux) PC, an Android phone and an Honor 12" Android Tablet. Both Tablet and Phone are on Android 14.
I can see and post on 'social.linux.pizza' on the PC and phone. On the PC I use the advanced web interface (AWI), and on the Phone Tusky.
On the Tablet, it also used to work but since yesterday, I can no longer access social.l…
When a Nation Sinks
https://open.substack.com/pub/theclimatehistorian/p/when-a-nation-sinks?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=e4myx
> What Happens When a Country Ceases to Be
Ghislaine Maxwell is quietly moved to cushy new Texas prison as she pushes for deal to tell all on Epstein, his associates (Ben Kochman/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2025/08/01/us-news/ghislaine-maxwell-quietly-moved-to-cushy-new-texas-prison-as-she-pushes-for-deal-to-tell-all-on-epstein-his-associates/?utm§source=nypost&utm§campaign=android§nyp&utm§medium=social
http://www.memeorandum.com/250801/p69#a250801p69
I even fixed my Pixel 6a back in December. Unfortunately, I broke the new screen a few weeks ago.
I'm glad I upgraded to my Pixel 9a when I did. I love GrapheneOS and have been using it since early May 2023 with my 6a.
#GrapheneOS #Android
Übrigens gibt es eine #Passwort App, die keine Passwörter speichert, sondern sie jedesmal neu berechnet. Damit kann niemand es knacken:
https://www.heise.de/news/Master-Password-
El nothing phone 3a tiene ahora mismo todas las papeletas para ser mi futuro móvil. #android #nothingphone
Swift, a coding language developed by Apple, is working to add Android support; Android apps are generally coded in Kotlin (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2025/06/26/swift-coding-language-android-support/
I've been using Musicolet (for Android) on my S21 and I like how it shows you the most played, lets you easily download a shot of it, etc. For example, this is my most played of July 2025. Figures. 😂
#Musicolet #Android #apps
I like that you can run Linux in a VM on android now (including #nixos) but man is the terminal app crap. Been playing with the android 16 desktop stuff too, and its also quite half baked for now.
Apples Swift-Projekt gründet "Android Working Group"
Wer Swift zum Programmieren von Android-Apps nutzen will, ist mit Krücken konfrontiert. Das soll künftig nicht mehr so sein.
https://www.
Hey @…, found your keyboard
:fdroid: https://f-droid.org/packages/io.github.dkter.aaaaa
Interpretable by Design: MH-AutoML for Transparent and Efficient Android Malware Detection without Compromising Performance
Joner Assolin, Gabriel Canto, Diego Kreutz, Eduardo Feitosa, Hendrio Bragan\c{c}a, Angelo Nogueira, Vanderson Rocha
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.23314
Good reminder that, like any community, the opinion of one member should probably not be extrapolated to be that of the group:
https://tweesecake.social/@pixelate/115124657274396868
Skills, experience, comfort, etc. are as varied as in the larger population.
Sabem o que era porreiro?
O que era porreiro era que a malta que fez a app fogos.pt a atualizasse. Desde que comprei este telemóvel que não a consigo instalar porque "foi concebida para uma versão anterior do android".
I've been doing some ridiculously neat reverse engineering recently.
Check this out: https://github.com/httptoolkit/frida-interception-and-unpinning/blob/main/android/android-disable-flutter-certificate-pinn…
In recent time, my #Android is annoying me with the home gesture (swiping from the bottom upwards.
E.g., when I'm in #Tusky (Mastodon app), it not only jumps to the home screen but before that, it scrolls a couple of messages backward so that I need to re-find my previous position when I switch to T…
“How to Put Your Phone in Vacation Mode:
You can silence nonessential alerts and calls on your iPhone or Android device for later but still allow designated people and apps to reach you” Hope this helps someone out there achieve a little peace. (Gift Link) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/technology/personaltech/vacation-mode-iphone-android.html?unlocked_article_code=1.aU8.R0Pf.hKkayXIVM0eS&smid=url-share
Welke Android slimmerik weet hoe je 'extra dimmen' permanent aan kunt zetten in Android (15)?
Op het moment schakelt Android de functie bij/na opladen automatisch uit. Dat slaat gewoon nergens op. Juist van de lader af wil ik dat mn accu lang meegaat (en ik met een druk op de knop wat extra licht krijg).
#Android
Not many know that I tried #android 1.0
It was running on a HTC Diamond2 of my uncle, with no call or sms support. And no on-screen keyboard.
First device (HTC Dream) with android came out with 1.1, still no on-screen keyboard. That came in later with android 1.5 and the HTC Magic and the HTC Hero.
You cannot be a full EU citicen if you have not accepted the Google TOS. Instead of doing things our own, we still create new dependencies to us tech gigants. Don't believe? Look: https://github.com/eu-digital-identity-wallet/av-app-android-wallet-ui/issues/10
Google is ending PayPal account integration in Google Wallet for US users, effective June 13, after stopping new PayPal account linking in April (Mishaal Rahman/Android Authority)
https://www.androidauthority.com/paypal-killing-google-wallet-inte…
@CoMaps@floss.social
The settings offer the option to use ‘Google Fused Location Services’. I assume this is so that this Google service can still be used even if it is disabled in the Android settings. @… offers an alternative #locationService
Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/google-will-block-sideloading-of-unverified-android-apps-starting-next-year/
BTW, The vOICe for …
My Minimalist Android Setup To Reduce Screentime
#NowWatching
This entire #iOS dialer looks remarkably ugly, like one of those cheap Chinese 2016-era Android apps with massive amounts of ads in them. If I had bought an iPhone because of the UI and UX months ago, I'd be biting my arse now (German idiom). #LiquidGlass
QT @…
AudioRelay ist schon nett, aber die Art der Verbindung ist im Büro etwas ungünstig (nur Wifi oder USB tethering, was jedes Mal aktiviert werden muss und potentiell Nebeneffekte mit der Internetnutzung hat.
Daher mal bei scrcpy nen Featurewunsch aufgemacht ("Feature request: audio forwarding TO Android device (audio-output-direction) #6260")
Russian Drones Are Flying Over U.S. Weapons Routes in Germany, Officials Say.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/us/politics/russian-drones-weapons-routes.html?unlocked_article_code=…
The merchants of doubt are back
Trumps regering ondermijnt actief de wetenschappelijke basis van het klimaatbeleid van de USA om daarmee het klimaatbeleid zelf te kunnen stoppen ten gunste van zijn sponsors, Big Oil.
https://open.sub…
Empirical Evaluation of Concept Drift in ML-Based Android Malware Detection
Ahmed Sabbah, Radi Jarrar, Samer Zein, David Mohaisen
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.22772 https://
Got all of my #BandcampFriday purchases in, with 1hr left to spare! 😅
✨ My highlights:
kompany by mote booker, smino & phoelix: https://montebooker.bandcamp.com/track/…
Google plans to begin verifying the identity of all developers who distribute apps on Android, even if it's outside the Play Store, starting September 2026 (Mishaal Rahman/Android Authority)
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-developer-verifica…
The new EU age verification app is currently aiming to use Google Play Integrity devices because NO-ONE LEARNS ANYTHING. EVER. 😖
Here’s the GitHub issue https://github.com/eu-digital-identity-wallet/av-app-android-wallet-ui/issues/10
GrapheneOS review | DE-GOOGLE your Android!
#NowWatching
Understanding Concept Drift with Deprecated Permissions in Android Malware Detection
Ahmed Sabbah, Radi Jarrar, Samer Zein, David Mohaisen
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.22231 https…
Is there a reasonable choice for a fork of the #Syncthing #Android fork?
https://github.com/Catfriend1/syncthin
Chrome for Android is rolling out a feature that lets users move the address bar to the bottom of the screen, after it launched for iOS users in 2023 (Jay Peters/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/691718/google-android-chrome-address-bar-bottom
Nach Bugfix: Bitchat Mesh von Jack Dorsey nun im App Store
Bitchat Mesh, ein auf Bluetooth basierendes Kommunikationswerkzeug kann fürs iPhone geladen werden. Erst mit Update klappt die Verbindung zu Android.
http…
There's a Name for What Trump Is Doing. Juan Crow. (Soraya Nadia McDonald/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/opinion/trump-juan-crow-birther-race.html?unlocked_article_code=1.aE8.sh7p.4BhPlgPsX1_2&smid=nytcore-android-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/250729/p98#a250729p98
It’s frustrating and disappointing to see people, including governments, police, and others, misrepresent GrapheneOS and even Pixel phones.
https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/114784469162979608
An interview with Google President of Android Ecosystem Sameer Samat, who says Google is going to combine "ChromeOS and Android into a single platform" (Lance Ulanoff/TechRadar)
https://www.techradar.com/phones/android/i
#iPhone-Besitzer:innen sind leichtsinniger:
https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000280983/iphone-user-fallen-oefter-auf-online-bet…
Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Android: Google verbietet anonyme Apps
https://www.…
It is very funny when you get blocked for sharing a "Comparison of Android-based Operating Systems" that I didn't make, and if you think anything is factually incorrect with the comparison chart, you can contribute to it.
https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm
Google Chrome: Unterstützung für Android 8 und 9 endet
Google knappst dem Webbrowser Chrome die Unterstützung für die veralteten Android-Versionen 8 (Oreo) und 9 (Pie) ab.
https://www.
The Wireless Power Consortium launches faster Qi2 25W wireless charging, with "major Android smartphones" finally adopting the standard alongside the iPhone (Dominic Preston/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/712415/qi2-25w-wireles…
Did you know that you can disable #Android apps? https://www.guidingtech.com/how-to-disable-apps-on-android-and-what-happens-when-you-do/
The down…
Drahtloses Reverse-Charging: Kommt es endlich ins iPhone?
Im Gegensatz zu vielen Android-Geräten können iPhones externe Hardware nur per Kabel mit Strom versorgen. Gerüchten zufolge geht bald auch drahtlos.
https://…
A look at the invite-only iOS and Android apps for Digg, which now operates similarly to Reddit, with links with a lot of "diggs" moving up the feed (Jay Peters/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/apps/763689/digg-mobile-ios-android-app-relaunch…
Google greift bei Android durch und beendet die Ära anonymer Apps! 📱
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-10617479?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon
Sources: Google reduces its Google TV and Android TV budget by 10% and cuts Android TV and Google TV's ~300 employees by up to 25%, as it focuses on YouTube (Sahil Patel/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/google-cuts-sm…
Donnerstag: Porsche ohne eigene Akkus, Amazon-Tablet mit Android statt Fire OS
Cellforce eingeschrumpft Amazon mit Android-Tablet QR-Tricks von Kriminellen Googles Pixel- und KI-Neuheiten Plattformen für Kubernetes #heiseshow
Google plans to shut down Android's Instant Apps, which let users launch apps without installing them, later this year citing low usage and engagement (Dominic Preston/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/686573/google-android-instant-apps-shutdow…
Adobe releases iOS and Android apps for Firefly, letting users generate images and videos using text prompts and experiment with popular AI photo editing tools (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/688080/adobe-firefly-…
Android 16: Google bohrt den Desktopmodus auf
Google hat den Desktopmodus für Android für Entwickler zum Testen mit dem Update von Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 freigegeben – Pixel 8 oder 9 vorausgesetzt.
https://www.
Amazons Appstore für Android schließt nächste Woche
Der Amazon-Appstore für Android macht am 20. August dicht. Auch das Coins-Programm endet zum Stichtag.
https://www.heise.de/news/Amaz…
GrapheneOS veröffentlicht Android 16 im Stable-Kanal
Das datensparsame GrapheneOS steht als Stable-Version auf Basis von Android 16 zur Installation für Pixel-Geräte bereit. Einfach hatten es die Entwickler nicht.
htt…