You should never have to work with the root user account on Linux, especially on a desktop installation. There can be occasions when you need to use root on a server. If you must use root, do so with ...

Google explains the new sideloading process of Android as a high friction change. It adds several warnings before allowing ...

The verification rollout, for which you can read sideloading restrictions, starts this year but really kicks into full effect ...

While I almost always advise on which is the new best smartphone, the majority of consumers don't upgrade every year. I have friends and family who tell me they don't want to upgrade and ask, "How can ...

I added Apple’s Dynamic Island to my Android out of curiosity. I kept it because it’s genuinely useful—and now I want Google to copy it properly.

New data suggests that nearly a billion active Android devices are running outdated software, making them attractive targets for security attacks. While upgrading phones frequently isn’t necessary, ...

Google announced a sweeping round of Android upgrades on Tuesday, Dec. 2, timed with the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The update bundle includes a second release of Android 16 for ...

Magisk is the leading solution for rooting Android devices, offering users powerful customization, robust security, and the flexibility to use apps that typically block rooted phones-all while ...

As software systems grow more complex and AI tools generate code faster than ever, a fundamental problem is getting worse: Engineers are drowning in debugging work, spending up to half their time ...

Cisco has released security updates to patch a critical vulnerability in the Unified Contact Center Express (UCCX) software, which could enable attackers to execute commands with root privileges. The ...

A new Android malware family, Herodotus, uses random delay injection in its input routines to mimic human behavior on mobile devices and evade timing-based detection by security software. Herodotus, ...