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    Android Mozilla's next-gen Firefox hits stable after a year of previews, without full extension support (APK Download)

    Android Mozilla's next-gen Firefox hits stable after a year of previews, without full extension support (APK Download)


    Mozilla's next-gen Firefox hits stable after a year of previews, without full extension support (APK Download)

    Posted: 28 Jul 2020 05:05 PM PDT

    The first live leak of the Galaxy Z Fold 2 in its unfolded state

    Posted: 28 Jul 2020 06:46 PM PDT

    Google in Talks to Take Over More Search Tasks on Samsung Phones

    Posted: 28 Jul 2020 09:23 PM PDT

    Moto G9 Plus with 4700mAh Battery, 30W Fast Charging Support Spotted in TUV Rheinland Certification

    Posted: 28 Jul 2020 09:59 PM PDT

    For Germany residents, Galaxy S20 Amazon deal for 649€ with 3 years warranty

    Posted: 28 Jul 2020 12:12 PM PDT

    The gimmick that got you?

    Posted: 28 Jul 2020 06:18 AM PDT

    Sometimes gimmicks are there the marketing people to sell their devices. But as a enthousiast sometimes these gimmicks can make a phone feel very different.

    For me it was the capacitive home button on my note 9. Its just love and always use It. It's just fun to feel the feedback of a button on my locked screen and see the phone light up. Such a fun gimmick that we will probably never see in a phone again.

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    CES 2021 Moves to an All-Digital Experience

    Posted: 28 Jul 2020 07:20 AM PDT

    How safe are apps from Android device spying at hardware/OS level? [Advanced]

    Posted: 28 Jul 2020 05:25 PM PDT

    The android device is OEM/unbranded, sourced from china factory.

    Assuming it has spyware built into the OS or even at hardware level. How safe is it to use the usual Apps like Facebook, instagram, reddit, etc?

    My assumptions and the things I'm wondering about:

    1. Even at OS level spying/sniffing, well developed apps w/ encryption should be pretty safe when it comes to what they're transmitting to and from the server.
      But I there a way for OS/hardware level spyware to sniff data between INPUT (plain text) and the App, at hardware level? I'm not talking about keyloggers or clipboard loggers. I'm talking about a way for the spyware to really go into the App layer and sniff plain text inputs "submitted" by the user.

    Eg.
    Step 1: user inputs data into the App's form fields
    Step 2: On submit, App runs code to take that plain text input, encrypt it, and send it out to server.

    Can a really reasonably good spyware get in between Step 1 and 2 and make a copy of that plain text data?

    1. Keyloggers
      I'm very familiar w/ PC based keyloggers but i dont know things work on Android. Are Android keyloggers effective at catching keypresses inside an app like facebook or reddit? And what about those Apps that bring up their own keyboard (not using the native keyboard) - I would assume they're relatively safer right?

    2. Sessions
      Is there a way for these spywares to capture the session of an app, and replay/replicate it on a different device/machine/emulator?

    I know in the hacking world there is almost a way for pretty much anything, but what i'm asking here are for reasonable risks specially for an average users (and not specifically targeted)

    Backstory if interested to hear about it:
    We are trying to assess the attack vectors of spywares baked in Android devices by Factories themselves.

    We've ran sniff tests on a roughly 20 android phones and tablets from china (samples) where all data is passing through our gateway with wireshark and definitely lots of these devices are phoning home, even right out of the box and during any user activity. Some devices fire packets at intervals every 12mn lol.

    Most of these packets we've detected are encrypted, but we're not sure if it's encryption done by the Apps (aka reddit) or if they are the spyware's own encryption used for its own purpose (hiding its intentions and tracks)

    At the end of the day, were trying to create guidelines and recommendations for how to use these questionable devices for users who doesn't have a choice otherwise. We've pretty much concluded thru our tests that FILES stored on the device (even in microSD cards) are very vulnerable and difficult to protect since it lies on the Android OS file system and any spyware can pretty much do as it pleases w/ that. So our recommendation states to not keep sensitive files on these devices (aka nudes lol).

    So we're at a point where we are trying to figure out "WHAT USERS CAN REASONABLY-SAFELY USE THESE DEVICES FOR" and so far, perhaps we are leaning towards the idea that as long as they're using a solid apps (chrome browser, reddit, facebook, insta, the usual) with encryption it should be fine - or so we hope.

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    Let’s talk about burner phones and our phone culture

    Posted: 28 Jul 2020 11:56 AM PDT

    Ok so I watched a report awhile back on how teens are using burner phones to circumvent their parents punishments when they take their phones away. This brought several topics I thought would be interesting to discuss.

    So I was in my local dollar general awhile back and looked at the phone section and saw a legit smartphone for $30. The lg rebel 4 or something. I thought it was pretty incredible how we are able to produce these things so cheaply to get people smartphones in the 21st century. As a computer engineer I'm very passionate about moving us forward with technology.

    But this article brought to my attention how easy it would be for a kid to get access to the internet despite being grounded. It's not hard to imagine a teenager scraping together $30-$60 and walking down to the dollar general or family dollar and getting a phone. Or maybe an old phone you have just thrown in a drawer somewhere. Then just connect it to Starbucks WiFi or your buddies hot spot and boom you're online. It's absolutely fascinating especially considering where we were with smartphones just a decade ago.

    In addition to how easy it is, think about what this says about our culture now. If a kid feels so compelled to sneak out to get a burner phone, what does that say about their need to interact with their friends. It's like we feel compelled to be online and on social media because we feel like we miss out if we aren't always connected.

    Just thought i would share this as I think it's important to talk about not only how incredible it is that sophisticated technology is more obtainable, but also the ramifications of it.

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    First Motorola Razr 2020 images appear

    Posted: 28 Jul 2020 09:55 PM PDT

    [DAVE 2D] OnePlus Nord Review

    Posted: 28 Jul 2020 10:56 AM PDT

    TheGalox on Twitter: New "Optimized" Exynos 990 in Galaxy Note 20 Family

    Posted: 28 Jul 2020 12:16 PM PDT

    The next OnePlus Nord could have the new 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 processor

    Posted: 28 Jul 2020 12:58 PM PDT

    Discussion: Would you be supportive of the idea of a "restore notifications" button which would allow you to restore the notifications your phone automatically got rid of when it turned itself off (due to low power etc.)?

    Posted: 28 Jul 2020 03:49 AM PDT

    Essentially, perhaps my phone turns off more often that others, but I frequently find myself wishing to see the notifications that I missed before my phone turned off (overnight for example).

    For notifications that reappear when the phone is turned back on (e.g. Gmail or WhatsApp), it's ok. However, some apps just don't display their notifications again (e.g. Snapchat or Twitter) and you'd never know if you missed an important notification until you actually manually open the app. So why not do something about this and create an optional restore button?

    Is this a feature that we should be petitioning for? I'm sure I'm not alone in wishing something like this existed! Cheers

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