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Residents use forklift to remove concrete bollards blocking local road

Residents use forklift to remove concrete bollards blocking road in Isle of Wight. The large bollards were placed on the road near Parkhurst Prison on the Isle of Wight in May to 'maintain prison ...
Android Authority

Android Remote Lock stops letting anyone who knows your number lock your phone

Remote Lock lets you remotely secure a lost or stolen phone. So far, all you’ve needed to activate it was your phone number — so anyone who knew it could potentially lock your phone. That’s now ...
The Verge

Ultraloq adds Android tap-to-unlock to its Apple Home Key smart lock

The Ultraloq Bolt NFC now supports NFC unlocking on both iPhone and Android phones. The Ultraloq Bolt NFC now supports NFC unlocking on both iPhone and Android phones. The Ultraloq Bolt NFC smart lock ...
ExtremeTech

Android Users Can Continue to Sideload Apps Using This Method

Next year, Google will prohibit sideloading on Android—one of the few prominent things differentiating the Android operating system from Apple's iOS. Per the forthcoming policy, Google will ask all ...
Lifehacker

This Android Malware Is Spreading Through Facebook Ads

Cybercriminals are running ads that promise free access to TradingView Premium, a market tracking and investment app, for Android mobile users. The links go to a cloned website, which initiates a ...
Android Authority

How Google’s Find Hub could use Android 16’s Secure Lock to protect your sensitive data

Android 16 introduces a “Secure Lock” feature that enhances the security of remotely locking a lost device. Secure Lock restricts access to notifications, Quick Settings, widgets, and the digital ...
Wired

The Android Show, Rad Power's New Ebikes, and Yale's ADT Smart Lock—Your Gear News of the Week

Google's annual I/O developer conference is coming up on May 20—and all signs point to it being a big one. It's where we typically learn everything new coming to Android, Google's Gemini artificial ...
ExtremeTech

Android 15’s Theft Detection Lock Triggers During Running and Jogging

The Theft Detection Lock is a feature in Android 15 that protects phones from theft. However, users have noticed and reported that it often activates by mistake. People have also reported that their ...
Consumer Reports

CPSC Warns Consumers to Stop Using Trendy Cordless Stick Vacuum, Citing Fire Hazard

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging consumers to stop using the Inse S6P Pro and S6T Cordless Stick Vacuums immediately, warning that the vacuums’ lithium-ion battery packs can overheat ...
TechCrunch

This sneaky Android spyware needs a password to uninstall. Here’s how to remove it without one.

Consumer-grade phone surveillance apps aren’t only intended to stay stealthy; some of these apps are also making it increasingly difficult to remove them ...