Google Play Protect offers the ability to locally scan APKs installed from outside the Google Play Store. This local scanning feature could soon be upgraded to use the YARA model for a rules-based ...

Krystle Vermes is a Boston-based news reporter for Android Police. She is a graduate of the Suffolk University journalism program, and has more than a decade of experience as a writer and editor in ...

Google is introducing a major shift in the way that apps work on Android—and while the changes might not be too noticeable to consumers, it's important to be aware of what's happening and why, if ...

Over the last couple of years, the number of smartphone users has increased dramatically and so is the number of apps and games available for the phones. Two big OS players in the smartphone market ...

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 ...

Jacob is a technology writer and researcher. He's also an avid sports fan, especially when it comes to the Chicago White Sox. When not working, you can usually find him tweaking his Android devices or ...