Android

Android is an operating system which started in 2003 and was acquired by Google in 2005, which made its first official release (Android 1.0) in 2008. It is based on a modified version of the Linux…

This article addresses the manner in which Android phones share personal user information with Google, usually in a complete user unaware and unapproved way, and the legal consequences Google has…

On August 25th, 2025, Google announced an upcoming application installation restriction on Google-certified Android devices, requiring all developers to register and verify their real-life identity…

Android System SafetyCore is an app developed and released by Google for the Android platform. According to Google the software provides locally-run nudity censoring for any Android devices running…

On 25 August 2025, Google announced that starting in 2026, the company will block the installation of Android apps from outside the Play Store unless the developer has verified their identity with…

The Play Integrity API is an API provided by Google for the Android Operating System that allows applications to verify the genuineness of the app's binary and Android version. It is the successor of…