Encrypting Smartphones

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  OnePlus 13 Can Be Tracked Even When Powered Off With Google's Find My Device Network

  OnePlus 13 may be located when stolen even if the handset’s battery runs out or it is powered off, according to a report. The smartphone was launched in India and the global markets on January 7, equipped with features such as Hasselblad-branded cameras, Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, and a 6,000mAh battery. It also brings support for Google’s Fin...

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  FBI Warns Texts Between Android And iPhone Could Be Targeted By Chinese Hackers, Shares Safety Tips

  FBI urged citizens to use encryption to secure their communications amid a massive Chinese cyberattack.

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  iPhone 'Inactivity Reboot' Feature Restarts Device After 72 Hours, Expert Says

  Apple's iOS 18.1 update added a new 'Inactivity Reboot' security feature that restarts a user's smartphone if it remains unlocked for three days, thereby protecting the device's data from unauthorised access. A security researcher has discovered the 'inactivity reboot' function included in the latest iOS update kicks in after 72 hours of inactivity...

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  WhatsApp Will Soon Make It Easier to Add or Manage Contacts on Web and Other Linked Devices

  WhatsApp has announced that it will soon roll out a big change that will make managing contacts on linked devices an easier process. At present, users need to save a contact on their primary device for it to show up on WhatsApp with the saved name. However, this is now expected to change, following the announcement. Users will be able to add or man...

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  Moto Tag Bluetooth Tracker With UWB Connectivity, Find My Device Network Support Launched

  Moto Tag has been launched by Motorola as a Bluetooth tracker for Android devices with an ultra-wideband (UWB) connectivity. The newly announced Moto Tag is powered by Google's Find My Device network and claims to provide precise location-tracking capabilities when paired with a UWB-supported smartphone. It also features a dedicated multifunctional...

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  Truecaller Web Interface With Unknown Number Lookup, SMS Messaging Support Launched

  Truecaller for Web has been launched with support for looking up unknown numbers and sending SMS messages and Truecaller chats from supported browsers. The messaging app's web interface can only be paired with users with Android smartphones, according to the Swedish company.

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  Nothing Chats App Lets Users Send iMessage From Android Smartphone

  Nothing Chats, a new app introduced by the UK-based tech company today, will now blur the lines between iMessage and Android SMS with a blue bubble for text messages. Nothing has shared that it has added iMessage compatibility to Nothing Phone 2, letting users of the smartphone send messages that will be displayed in iMessage-like blue bubbles.

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  WhatsApp Desktop Beta Begins Testing Ability to Pause While Recording Voice Messages

  WhatsApp Desktop beta has added the ability to pause and resume voice recordings on the desktop version of the popular encrypted messaging service. Users can now listen to their recordings and pause or resume them, before deleting or resuming recording. The feature was introduced on WhatsApp beta for iOS in October 2021 and is yet to be brought to ...

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  Xiaomi Says Its Devices Do Not Censor Users Following Lithuania Report

  Xiaomi said that its devices do not censor users' communications, a day after Lithuania's Defence Ministry recommended that consumers avoid Chinese phones due to a censoring feature in the smartphone giant's flagship phone.

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  Samsung Galaxy Quantum 2 aka Galaxy A82 5G Launch Tipped for April 23, Specifications and Design Leak

  Samsung Galaxy Quantum 2, said to be launched as Galaxy A82 5G in some markets, will debut on April 23 in South Korea, as per a report. The smartphone’s design and key specifications have been leaked in live images. It could be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SoC paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.

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  Researchers Explain How Locked Android, iOS Phone Encryption Gets Bypassed

  New research conducted by Maximilian Zinkus, Tushar Jois, and Matthew Green, of Johns Hopkins University, shows our phones aren’t as secure as we think. In their analysis, they found that Apple does have a powerful and compelling set of security and privacy controls, backed and empowered by strong encryption. However, critical lack in coverage du...

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  Japan Urges Citizens to Install Coronavirus Tracking App

  Japan's government on Thursday urged citizens to install the country's first coronavirus-tracing app when it launches this week, pledging that the system would not invade users' privacy.

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  Google Says New 'Adiantum' Cryptography Will Bring Storage Encryption to All Android Devices

  Google has created a special encryption method for cheaper entry-level smartphones called Adiantum.

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  Over 50 Percent of Smartphones Aren't Password Protected: Kaspersky

  A Kaspersky Lab survey showed that less than 48 percent password-protect their mobile devices, and just 14 percent encrypt their files and folders.

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  WikiLeaks' CIA Hacking Dump Sends Tech Firms Scrambling for Fixes

  The 8,761 leaked documents list a wealth of security attacks on Apple and Google Android smartphones carried by billions of consumers.