Category Archives: Android News
Accessories for the Galaxy S8
If you’re thinking about picking up one of Samsung’s Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8 Plus handsets, then you may want to check out some of the accessories that Samsung plans to sell alongside them. Samsung has a catalogue of the familiar case varieties alongside a couple of new items and some upgrades to its power accessories.
Samsung killing the physical home button
Since the original Galaxy S, the physical home button has been a staple of Samsung’s flagship Android smartphones, a key part of the company’s mobile design language, and a tactile feature prefered by many. The arrival of the Galaxy S5 saw the home button take on a new role as the hub for the company’s fingerprint scanner, making the feature a key part of Samsung’s Knox security platform as well.
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Android Oreo superpowers, coming to a device near you
We are officially introducing Android 8.0 Oreo, the latest release of the platform–and it’s smarter, faster and more powerful than ever. It comes with new features like picture-in-picture and Autofill to help you navigate tasks seamlessly. Plus, it’s got stronger security protections and speed improvements that keep you safe and moving at lightspeed. When you’re on your next adventure, Android Oreo is the superhero to have by your side (or in your pocket!).
Google steps up account security for those who need it
Google has stepped up account security for those who need it most. Users who are at particularly high risk of targeted attacks can now join the Advanced Protection Program, which promises the strongest defense against phishing, fraudulent account access, and more.
Samsung CEO Kwon Oh-hyun resigns as company predicts record profits
Samsung Electronics CEO and Vice Chairman Kwon Oh-hyun has announced plans to step down from his position at the head of the company. The 64-year-old, who has spent the last 32 years at Samsung, operating as CEO for the last five, cited a need to bring “new spirit and young leadership” into the firm.
Google wants to prevent technology from simply replacing humans
The search giant outlines three ways to help address concerns that US workers might be left behind in the next Industrial Revolution.
First Android malware with code injection
Android malware has entered a new era: code injection. According to a report in The Register, the Dvmap trojan, which hid inside several games in Google Play for months and was installed over 50,000 times, “installs its malicious modules while also injecting hostile code into the system runtime libraries”.
New Report Shows Big Growth For Mobile AR Within 5 Years
A new report from Tractica states that growth of mobile-based Augmented Reality use is expected to increase within the next five years to a total of at least 1.9 billion active users each month. That’s a huge step for a fledgling technology that is just now starting to get off the ground in the mobile space with phones like the ZenFone AR from ASUS as well as Lenovo’s Phab2 Pro, both of which come equipped with Google’s Tango technology inside.
Android Studio Canary Gets Wear Side Button Simulator
The rotary crown button functions introduced in Android Wear 2.0 have made their way into the Wear Simulator of the latest Canary edition of Android Studio. This means that developers no longer need a physical Android Wear 2.0 device around to test the behavior of a function that they’ve mapped to the rotary dial in their Wear app, so long as they’re willing to hop over to the Canary build of Android Studio or have already been using it.
