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Indian government has issued a high severity warning for users of Android OS versions 11, 12, 12L, 13 and 14.Apple iPhone sales are scaling to new heights everyday, however Android is still the most popular mobile operating system across the globe, including India. Samsung, Google Pixel, OnePlus, Nothing and other major smartphone makers rely on Google’s Android OS. Over the past few years, dependability on smartphones has gone through the roof. Most of us share a lot of our personal information including location,…

OnePlus Openwas launched in India in October last year as the company's first foldable phone. The handset is equipped with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC and runs Oxygen OS 13 based on Android 13. Now, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer is rolling out Oxygen OS 14 based on Android 14 to the OnePlus Open after extensive beta trials. The stable update brings new features including File Dock, Content Extraction, and Smart Cutout. OnePlus Open users who have participated in the beta programmes will receive the build initially.The…

Indian government has issued a high severity warning for users of Android OS versions 11, 12, 12L, 13 and 14.Android is the most popular operating system across the globe and that includes India too. Google Pixel, Nothing, Samsung, OnePlus and other big smartphone brands rely on Google owned Android OS. As most of the work these days is possible through smartphones, we often store and share a lot of our personal information including location, banking details and other via our phone. To keep the users safe, the Indian…

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Image Source : FILE Samsung Galaxy S23 Series The government's cybersecurity watchdog, CERT-In, has issued a high-risk warning to users of Samsung smartphones. The advisory, noted as Note CIVN-2023-0360, points out critical security issues affecting phones operating on Android versions 11, 12, 13, and 14, including Samsung's latest flagship series, the Galaxy S23, with…

Android 14 release date might be shifted to next month, according to new details that have surfaced online ahead of its release. Google was previously expected to release the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) source code for the next version of its Android operating system on Tuesday. Android expert Mishaal Rahman has revealed that it could now arrive in October, alongside the search giant's upcoming Google Pixel 8 series of smartphones. Meanwhile, Google revealed a new three-dimensional Android logo that will appear on…

CERT-In — or Indian Computer Emergency Response Team — has warned of several security vulnerabilities affecting multiple versions of Android. These security flaws, if exploited by a malicious user, could be used to execute dangerous code, collect sensitive data, and launch a denial-of-service (DoS) attack on a victim. The security vulnerabilities affect three major versions of Android, across various parts of Google's operating system (OS) — from the framework to components from Arm, MediaTek, Qualcomm, Unisoc, and…

Samsung is among a few Android smartphone manufacturers that keep updating its phones regularly and is also committed to offering up to 4 years of Android OS update and 5 years of security updates to almost the entire range of Galaxy devices. Now, Google has already started offering beta software based on the latest Android 14. Several OEMs have got onboard on the project and have started offering the latest version to developers and beta users.Reports suggest that Samsung has also started testing One UI 6.0 based on…

Users of Android are less likely to encounter usability problems than their iOS counterparts, suggesting that Android may be a more intuitive operating system, a new report has shown. According to smartphone comparison service provider Green Smartphones, Android is 58 percent easier to use than Apple’s operating system. The report analysed 12 common operations such as “how to screen record”, “how to share my location”, “how to take a screenshot”, and others on Android and iOS. Following analysis,…

Meta-owed messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature for Android beta, that will allow users to choose how long messages stay pinned within chats and groups. This feature will provide users the flexibility to select a specific duration after which the pinned message is automatically unpinned, reports WABetaInfo. The platform is expected to provide three different durations-- 24 hours, seven days and 30 days. Additionally, users can unpin the current pinned message at any time, even…