4 security features I always set up on every new Android phone
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Whenever I set up a new Android phone, I do the usual stuff…
Android apps hide dozens of trackers — here’s how to find them
Andy Walker / Android Authority It’s no secret that Android apps can and often do track users as…
Android 17’s latest anti-theft feature stops thieves who already have your PIN
TL;DR Android 17 introduces biometric authentication for the “Mark as lost” feature, ensuring that even if a thief…
Android 17 will soon tell you whether your OS is legit
TL;DR Google has announced that an OS verification feature is coming to Android 17. This feature will tell…
Update Android Now—Google Confirms Critical Zero-Click Vulnerability
Update Android now—zero-click vulnerability confirmed by Google. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The newly published May 2026 Android…
New under-display face unlock tech could finally kill the notch
Paul Jones / Android Authority Screenshot TL;DR Apple has been trying to bring Face ID under-display with no…
Signing up for new Android apps just got easier
TL;DR Google now lets you sign up for an Android app via email without using magic links and…
Here’s how Android’s cool automatic SIM lock protection works
Megan Ellis / Android Authority TL;DR The latest Android Canary build includes an automatic SIM lock protection feature.…
No banking apps on your custom ROM? This new initiative could help.
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR A new European initiative called UnifiedAttestation aims to build an open-source…
Google Pixel 11 could get a significant hardware security boost
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR The Google Tensor G6 processor could pack a Titan M3 security…
Google just nuked nearly 2 million malicious Android apps using AI
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google says it’s been increasingly relying on AI to counter AI-powered malware,…
My Pixel phone was stolen, and I discovered an important security limitation
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority I’ve been using a Pixel 7 Pro as my primary phone since 2022,…