Google updates Android Bench with new LLMs, but Gemini still lags behind

Google created a benchmark earlier this year to evaluate how LLMs perform in Android app development, and Android Bench is ...

This Android 17 Upgrade Aims to Fix Frustrating Voice and Video Call Drops

Android 17 could fix laggy voice and video calls by automatically using dedicated 5G network slices on supported carriers and apps.
Reuters

China urges economic cooperation on Macron-led video call ahead of G7 summit

Macron seeks cooperative approach with China before EU considers tougher trade policy China's willingness to attend G7 call where its economic model is discussed is unusual Beijing defends its exports ...
The Next Web

A single GitHub issue could have hijacked Anthropic’s own Claude Code action and poisoned every project that uses it

A flaw in Anthropic’s Claude Code GitHub Action let attackers bypass permission checks via a fake bot account and use prompt injection to steal OIDC tokens, gaining write access to any vulnerable ...
TechRepublic

Google Reportedly Wants Android App Code From Play Store Developers

Google is reportedly offering select Play Store developers payment for access to app source code. For Android developers in APAC, the offer raises questions about IP rights, security risks, AI-use ...
Bleeping Computer

VS Code zero-day lets hackers steal GitHub tokens in one click

A security researcher has released exploit code for a Visual Studio Code (VS Code) zero-day vulnerability that allows attackers to steal GitHub authentication tokens by tricking users into clicking a ...
Android Authority

Google is reportedly buying Play Store app code from devs, and you can guess why

Google is reportedly paying select Play Store developers for access to their app source code as part of a confidential program aimed at improving its AI coding tools. Developers invited to participate ...
9to5google

Google Phone app rolling out Android fake call detection that uses RCS

Phone by Google wants to combat the “growing threat of impersonation scams” and protect Android users against “sophisticated, AI-powered deepfake attacks” with fake call detection. June Android Drop: ...
CNET

Android Update Adds Fake Call Detection, Expands AirDrop Compatibility

Abrar's interests include phones, streaming, autonomous vehicles, internet trends, entertainment, pop culture and digital accessibility. In addition to her current role, she's worked for CNET's video, ...
Wired

Android Is Fighting Phone Scams With a New Feature to Prove Who’s Calling

Available for Android 12 and later, the anti-scam feature is baked into Google Dialer, which sends a silent “confirmation signal” to ensure whoever’s calling you is who they appear to be. “I'm so ...
Ars Technica

Android phones will soon be able to detect spoofed calls and impersonation scams

We’re expecting Android 17 to begin rolling out later this month, but first, Google has a batch of updates for the wider Android device ecosystem. As usual, some of the new features are limited to ...