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The essential office apps for Android – Computerworld
The Docs, Sheets, and Slides Android apps are easy to navigate and have all the basic features you’d expect for their respective categories. In Docs, for instance, you can style text, insert tables, adjust alignment, and insert a variety of different types of bulleted lists. In Sheets, you can style and merge cells, create charts, and find and use all…
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A clever new way to create instant reminders on Android – Computerworld
I don’t know how my brain would even function at this point if it weren’t for reminders. No joke: This rusty ol’ noggin of mine is overloaded with info these days (and, as I’ve noted before, it ran out of internal storage space approximately 12 years ago — and I’ve yet to find an affordable hippocampus RAM upgrade). So more…
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Apple Wants to Make Android Apps Better, With Swift
Summary Swift is extending to Android, with a new group to facilitate official support and better integration with Android OS. The Android Working Group aims to eliminate unofficial versions of Swift, enhance core packages, and define Android support. This move could facilitate easier app porting from iOS to Android but still requires further development and testing. There are stark differences…
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Gemini is getting ready to replace Google Assistant on Android
Android users will soon be able to let Gemini control device features and apps with fewer privacy concerns. In an email seen by Android Police, Google recently notified Gemini users that it will start rolling out an update on July 7th that allows the AI bot to “use Phone, Messages, WhatsApp, and Utilities on your phone, whether your Gemini Apps…
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The Titan 2 is a modern BlackBerry with 5G, Android, and two screens
The company is making the Titan 2 available through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign that has already surpassed its $100,000 funding goal. Full retail pricing for the phone is expected to be around $399, with shipping starting as early as October 2025, but the early backers can preorder one for $269. The Titan 2 is powered by a Dimensity 7300 8-core…
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Android vs iPhone: Which has better security?
People often compare Android vs iPhone security because the two take such different approaches. Apple maintains tight control over both hardware and software, whereas Android offers users more freedom. That freedom, though, can sometimes come at the cost of security. In this guide, we look at how Android and iPhone compare across key areas like OS design, app store policies,…
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21 ways Gemini can actually be useful on Android – Computerworld
Creating calendar events is especially easy with Gemini’s assistance. JR Raphael, Foundry Part III: Intelligent interactions with Gemini on Android 9. When you’re looking at a web page, a document, or any other type of text on your Android device and you aren’t in a position to read it with your own two eyes — if, for instance, you’re walking,…
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‘Godfather’ Malware Is Now Hijacking Banking Apps on Android
As malware evolves to be more sophisticated, seeing should not always equal believing. A new iteration of the “Godfather” malware found on Android is hijacking legitimate banking apps, making it increasingly difficult for users (and on-device protections) to detect. An early version of Godfather utilized screen overlay attacks, which placed fraudulent HTML login screens on top of legitimate banking and…
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Godfather Android malware now uses virtualization to hijack banking apps
A new version of the Android malware “Godfather” creates isolated virtual environments on mobile devices to steal account data and transactions from legitimate banking apps. These malicious apps are executed inside a controlled virtual environment on the device, enabling real-time spying, credential theft, and transaction manipulation while maintaining perfect visual deception. The tactic resembles that seen in the FjordPhantom Android malware in…
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Spotify’s Offline Playlists Just Got Better on Android
Summary Spotify’s new feature allows users to download playlists to devices remotely, making it more convenient. Users can initiate downloads on tablets, laptops & smartwatches directly from the main Spotify app. Spotify now includes a “Manage Downloads” section for easier management of downloaded content. The ability to download playlists for offline listening is one of the best things about Spotify…
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