On Android, newly installed apps ask for a number of permissions when you run them for the first time. Many times, the permissions requested are essential for the app to function properly. However, ...

Google has launched a new pilot program to fight financial fraud by blocking the sideloading of Android APK files that request access to risky permissions. An APK (Android Package) is a file format ...

Learn key Android privacy settings and android security tips that help protect android data daily by controlling app ...

Since Android 13, sideloaded apps have had a harder time getting accessibility permissions. Malicious apps often use them to try to breach the victim’s security and privacy, so Google has focused on ...

Android 15 has new restrictions on what permissions sideloaded apps can be easily granted. Sideloaded apps can no longer be easily granted permission to draw over the screen, obtain usage statistics, ...