Moving files from one device to another should be a super-easy task. But unless all of your devices come from a single company like Apple or Samsung, it can actually be very difficult to send files between a phone, computer, laptop, or tablet. So, imagine my surprise when I discovered that FTP, a 53-year-old protocol, is still one of the fastst and easiest solutions for this problem.
Ever recorded a college lecture and found the audio crystal clear, only to have your concert footage from that very day come out sounding like trash? This happened to me, and after some digging, I found the specific setting to blame—and why you shouldn't actually deactivate it completely.
Stop me if this sounds familiar—Google Messages is changing how you pick, send, and view media like pictures and videos inside the app. After running a test and overhauling the entire UI this summer, then rolling back those changes, it now appears that Google is yet again revamping media controls for its text and RCS platform.
You need a plan for when disaster strikes, and I don’t just mean being prepared for a hurricane or wildfire. What do you do to stay connected and preserve your data when your phone is shattered or, worse, lost for good?
Back in August, Google—and Jimmy Fallon—put on a big show to reveal the Pixel 10 series. A feature called “Magic Cue” was demoed during the event, and it seemed genuinely useful. Well, I’ve been using a Pixel 10 for three months, and I’m still waiting to be amazed.
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Google now uses AI in Circle to Search and Lens to detect scam messages, explain risks, and guide users with real-time warnings across Android devices.
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Android’s in-call protection now activates during suspicious calls involving financial apps. If you open a banking or payment app while on the line with an unfamiliar number, your phone will warn you, pause actions for 30 seconds, and offer quick safety options.
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Earlier this week, we learned all about Samsung's highly anticipated update to One UI 8.5 (based on Android 16) thanks to a huge leak, and one feature in particular caught my attention. Samsung is gearing up to release a new setting that'll stop apps from blowing up your phone with ads.
Power banks are the easiest gadget to neglect. You charge them, stick them in a drawer and then only pull them out when you need to travel or when the power's out. Which is why it's easy to miss when your power banks are outdated or no longer suitable to have your back when you need them most.
The Galaxy Z TriFold is a lovely engineering showcase, but the software and hardware innovations it brings to the table offer a peek into the future of foldable phones, computing devices, and Android, in general.
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two critical Android Framework vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, signaling active exploitation in the wild and prompting immediate action from organizations and device users worldwide. The vulnerabilities CVE-2025-48572 and CVE-2025-48633 were officially listed on December 2, 2025, and represent a significant threat to […]
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For the last month or two, we've been hearing plenty about Samsung's next major software update, One UI 8.5, which will still be based on Android 16 and packed with new features. Now, a big leak revealed all the exciting features that are about to arrive.
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Android uses the best of Google AI and our advanced security expertise to tackle mobile scams from every angle. Over the last few years, we’ve launched industry-leading features to detect scams and protect users across phone calls, text messages and messaging app chat notifications.
These efforts are making a real difference in the lives of Android users. According to a recent YouGov survey1 commissioned by Google, Android users were 58% more likely than iOS users to report they had not received any scam texts in the prior week2.
But our work doesn’t stop there. Scammers are continuously evolving, using more sophisticated social engineering tactics to trick users into sharing their phone screen while on the phone to visit malicious websites, reveal sensitive information, send funds or download harmful apps. One popular scam involves criminals impersonating banks or other trusted institutions on the phone to try to manipulate victims into sharing their screen in order to reveal banking information or make a financial transfer.
To help combat these types of financial scams, we launched a pilot earlier this year in the UK focused on in-call protections for financial apps.
How the in-call scam protection works on Android
When you launch a participating financial app while screen sharing and on a phone call with a number that is not saved in your contacts, your Android device3 will automatically warn you about the potential dangers and give you the option to end the call and to stop screen sharing with just one tap. The warning includes a 30-second pause period before you’re able to continue, which helps break the ‘spell’ of the scammer's social engineering, disrupting the false sense of urgency and panic commonly used to manipulate you into a scam.
The UK pilot of Android’s in-call scam protections has already helped thousands of users end calls that could have cost them a significant amount of money. Following this success, and alongside recently launched pilots with financial apps in Brazil and India, we’ve now expanded this protection to most major UK banks.
We’ve also started to pilot this protection with more app types, including peer-to-peer (P2P) payment apps. Today, we’re taking the next step in our expansion by rolling out a pilot of this protection in the United States4 with a number of popular fintechs like Cash App and banks, including JPMorganChase.
We are committed to collaborating across the ecosystem to help keep people safe from scams. We look forward to learning from these pilots and bringing these critical safeguards to even more users in the future.
Google/YouGov survey, July-August, n=5,100 (1,700 each in the US, Brazil and India), with adults who use their smartphones daily and who have been exposed to a scam or fraud attempt on their smartphone. Survey data have been weighted to smartphone population adults in each country. ↩
Among users who use the default texting app on their smartphone. ↩
Compatible with Android 11+ devices ↩
US users of the US versions of the apps; rollout begins Dec. 2025 ↩
Finding the most efficient route for your travel can be done in a lot of different ways, and having a go-to transit app that takes care of any hitches along the way can be a lifesaver. But you don't have to solely rely on default apps like Google Maps and Apple Maps, especially if your needs call for it.
Android 16 QPR2 brings AI-powered notification summaries, deeper dark theme options, and built-in parental controls, starting on eligible Pixel devices.
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The December security bulletin revealed that attackers had been conducting "limited, targeted exploitation" of framework vulnerabilities.
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