Android mobile device users worldwide use the popular HTC EVO line of smartphones. Occasionally the firmware on an Android device may become corrupt or error prone ...

Google has started working to harden the security of Android at the firmware level, a component of the software stack that interacts directly with the various processors of a system on a chip (SoC).

Over the past few years or may we say decades, all Android mobile phones come with Systems on a Chip (SoC). Each of these devices’ many CPUs is in charge of a different function that keeps your ...

More than 700m smartphones around the world may be compromised by a firmware vulnerability that sends personal data, including texts, to China. Unlocked, low-cost smartphones widely available in the ...

As GrapheneOS continues to bolster user security within the Android ecosystem, the team shed light on firmware vulnerabilities affecting popular Android devices like Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy ...

Two years after being outted, a criminal operation that has been inserting malware in the firmware of low-cost Android devices is still up and running, and has even expanded its reach. News of this ...

Why it matters: Android is the world's most popular mobile operating system, but it's also the hardest to secure against a variety of cybersecurity threats that keep evolving. Google aims to improve ...

Sony has just seeded a new official firmware with build version 10.3.1.A.2.67. The update is based on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and has been released for the Xperia ZL and Xperia ZR. It is now rolling ...

One of the easiest ways to get Android Auto or CarPlay in a car that wasn’t fitted with such capabilities from the factory is to just install a third-party head unit. There are obviously plenty of ...