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Google set to replace APK with Android App Bundles (AAB) Google appears to be making a significant change in the file formats of Android apps. Although apps have previously used the APK (Android Package) file format, Google has now announced that all apps will now be transitioned to the AAB (Android App Bundle) file format. The decision will empower developers to grasp how this improves their apps – reports indicate that all apps on the Google Android eco-system can now have up to 15 percen...

TL;DR Starting in August 2021, Google will require all new Android APKs to land on the Play Store as App Bundles instead. This will invariably result in smaller file sizes and other boons for the end-user. However, it will also require app developers to push out APK versions of their apps to other non-Play Store channels, as they won’t support App Bundles. For as long as Android has been around, Android apps have been launched in the APK format (which stands for Android Package). However, in ...

Windows 11 Will Run Sideloaded Android Apps A Microsoft employee says Windows 11 will allow users to sideload Android apps. By Nathaniel Mott 27 Jun 2021, 11:12 p.m. Microsoft announced last week that Windows 11 users would be able to install Android apps from the Amazon Appstore on their PCs. Now a Microsoft employee has said the operating system will be able to run sideloaded apps, too, in a bid to give Windows 11 users as many options as possible. Android is an open operating syste...

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Limited apps. China’s Huawei has had a turbulent few years following a ban in May 2019 in the US. Not only were Huawei’s phones not allowed to be sold in the country, but the company was also initially told it couldn’t sign licence agreements with US-based companies, and this included Google. Since this point, a few of the restrictions have been lifted to varying degrees, but the ban still largely remains, and this means Huawei’s phones and tablets don’t look like traditional Android ...

Malware That Steals Passwords Intrudes On Android Devices; Apple iPhones At Risk Too KEY POINTS Flubot is a malware that invades Android devices via text message The text message asks the Android user to install an app that happens to be spyware ​Android and Apple users must exercise caution when receiving SMS A malware that can steal a user’s password recently intruded on Android devices. Reports say that although the attack currently threatens Android devices, Apple iPhones could be at r...

updated: Apr 12 2021, 13:47 ist Everyone knows Google has a huge cash pile and it always experiments to improve user experience online and hardware such as phones and PCs. It usually comes up with its own proprietary applications and sometimes takes inspiration from rival brands and puts a spin on its version. One such of many apps was Google Shopping. In India, it was launched in late 2018. Truth be told, there was no mobile app in the country, but it was integrated as a tab in Search results...

READ MORE Outlining their findings online, Trend Micro said: "We discovered several vulnerabilities in the application named SHAREit. The vulnerabilities can be abused to leak a user’s sensitive data and execute arbitrary code with SHAREit permissions by using a malicious code or app. They can also potentially lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE). "In the past, vulnerabilities that can be used to download and steal files from users’ devices have also been associated with the app. While the a...

A bug in Android file sharing app SHAREit contains several unpatched vulnerabilities that can be abused by hackers to leak sensitive data of its users.