This FBI warning is clear NurPhoto via Getty Images Republished on February 1 with new reports fraudulent calls from law enforcement agencies, where even those phone numbers can no longer be trusted. Be careful — it’s getting ever more dangerous out there. We’re not yet through month one of 2025, and the AI-fueled cyber attacks […]
Taking a look back at this week’s news and headlines across the Android world, including Galaxy S25 Ultra reviews, Pixel 9a pricing, China’s growing market, Google Play Protect updates, Nothing (3a) launch, permanent notifications, and the return of Pebble. Android Circuit is here to remind you of a few of the many discussions around Android […]
Say hello to 2025—you will be tracked. getty Updated on January 11 with further information on Google’s new mobile privacy challenge in the U.S. courts, and parallels to its controversial digital fingerprinting now making a return. An ironic spat this week in the world of big tech. Google attacked Microsoft for “its long history of […]
Other Game Controllers We Have Tested There are several other mobile controllers we tested that just missed out on a place above or failed to make the grade. Photograph: Simon Hill Gamesir X3 Pro for $80: This replaces the X3 and stretches open to cradle virtually any Android phone (or the iPhone 15 range) in […]
Artificial intelligence is everywhere you look right now, making its way into music streaming, social media, video games, web search, and just about every other technological field. Every time a new phone or laptop is launched these days, what’s invariably mentioned first is just how much AI it has on board. AI’s reach also extends […]
The Department of Justice’s list of solutions for fixing Google’s illegal antitrust behavior and restoring competition in the search engine market started with forcing the company to sell Chrome, and late Friday night, Google responded with a list of its own (included below). Instead of breaking off Chrome, Android, or Google Play as the DOJ’s […]
Google Keep is being upgraded to a system app on Android 16 devices, joining the ranks of other Android apps that provide essential services like calling and messaging, reports Android Police. Google’s free note-taking app appears as a system app on the latest Android 16 beta, Android 16 Developer Preview 2. Anyone upgrading to this […]
Citing “years of investment in AI, AR, and VR,” Google is stepping into the augmented reality market once more with Android XR. It’s an operating system that Google says will power future headsets and glasses that “transform how you watch, work, and explore.” The first version you’ll see is Project Moohan, a mixed-reality headset built […]
Microsoft’s Phone Link app is warning that Android smartphones using the latest version of Android 15 won’t display certain “sensitive” notifications, according to a post from Mishaal Rahman spotted by Windows Central. The warning is the result of an Android 15 privacy feature that automatically categorizes notifications like those containing 2FA codes as “sensitive” and […]
If you’re looking to free up some space on your phone, one of the recommendations often put forward is to uninstall the apps you’ve not making much use of. You save on the space they’re taking up and the bandwidth required to keep them updated, and you stop them from collecting data on you as […]
