Private DNS on Android is easy to ignore, but I use it anyway

Private DNS is simpler than the name sounds. When you type a web address or open an app, DNS helps your phone find the ...

Google adds ‘Advanced Flow’ for safe APK sideloading on Android

Google has announced a new mechanism in Android called Advanced Flow that will allow sideloading APKs from unverified developers for power users in a more secure way.
The New York Times

4 Easy Ways to Make Sure No One Can Read Your Text Messages

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Max Eddy Max Eddy is a writer who has covered privacy and security — including ...

Android Canary 2603 Update Now Available: Here's What Changed

Google's latest Android Canary 2603 build brings separate Wi-Fi toggles, a native App Lock, and improved multitasking to ...

That major MediaTek security flaw may have affected more Android phones than initially reported

Trustonic has denied any flaws in its security software, attributing the vulnerability affecting Android phones solely to MediaTek’s hardware.
PCMag

Proton Drive Review: Security-Focused Cloud Storage With Strong Mobile Apps

Featuring local and server-side encryption, Proton Drive is a cloud storage and file-sharing application tailor-made for ...
IEEE

WireWatch: Measuring the Security of Proprietary Network Encryption in the Global Android Ecosystem

Abstract: We present WireWatch, a large-scale measurement pipeline to evaluate the network security of Android apps. WireWatch measures apps' usage of plaintext network traffic and non-standard, ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs

Apple examines encryption of messages between iPhone and Android

Apple has taken a first step toward blocking the ability of third parties to read messages sent between iPhone and Android. Apple has recently began testing a new technology that enables encryption of ...
The Hans India

Apple Brings End-to-End Encryption to RCS on iPhone — But Android Left Waiting

Apple’s iOS 26.4 beta introduces encrypted RCS messaging on iPhones, but cross-platform Android security support remains uncertain for now. Apple is gradually strengthening the security of RCS ...
AppleInsider

iPhone users can test encrypted RCS texts to Android in iOS 26.4 beta 2

After the first beta was iPhone to iPhone only, the second iOS 26.4 developer beta lets iPhones and Androids trade fully encrypted RCS messages for the first time. You may recall that in the first iOS ...
CNN-News18

Apple’s RCS Chat For iPhones Get End-To-End Encryption Security: Will It Work On Android?

Apple supported RCS chats a few years back but the service did not get the secure level of iMessage or even WhatsApp. That is gradually changing and the iOS 26.4 beta 1 update gives us the first hint ...
MacRumors

iOS 26.4 Beta Adds End-to-End Encryption for iPhone-to-Android RCS Texts

With the second iOS 26.4 beta, Apple and Google have started testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users. Apple started testing E2EE for RCS in the ...