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A new Android malware, FakeCall, has emerged, utilizing sophisticated voice phishing (vishing) techniques to deceive users.

This malware can capture SMS, contacts, and stream live video, redirecting calls to fraudulent sources.

https://thehackernews.com/2024/11/new-fakecall-malware-variant-hijacks.html
Google Play will force many apps to use Androidโ€™s Photo Picker for better privacy

Google wants to crack down on how many apps have broad access to your personal photos & videos, so it's trying to make developers use Android's Photo Picker.
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-force-android-photo-picker-3491650/
New Kit. โค๏ธ

My triennial upgrade from a Pixel 6 Pro.
Best Buy is offering $850 for my iPhone 13 Pro toward the purchase of a Pixel 9 Pro XL. Might have to do it just until I get an iPhone 16 Pro.
Getting excited for the Pixel event coming up !
โ˜๐Ÿป Windows 11 will soon add Android phone to File Explorer

Microsoft is testing a new feature that allows Windows 11 users to access files on Android smartphones directly from File Explorer .

โ˜๐ŸปThis feature is already available to users of the Windows Insider program and allows you to wirelessly view and manage files like on a regular USB device .

To use , your device must be running Android 11 or higher and have a beta version of the Link to Windows app installed . ๐Ÿค”

All four Windows Insider channels have access to this feature , meaning it will soon be available to a wider audience .
How is the Play Store policy on crypto apps like?

Is it more free than Apple? How is the ecosystem?

Gonna get the Nothing CMF phone soon, my first Android ever
The wide angle lens on the Pixel 8 has been way more useful than I thought.
does anyone have the samsung galaxy fold?

i'm eyeing that as my next upgrade

looks so cool

?8^D

https://www.samsung.com/levant/smartphones/galaxy-fold/
We often talk about KDE Connect but Gnome has a means to connect to your phone. A degoogled phone is a lot more recommended with this than standard Androids.

https://www.howtogeek.com/keep-linux-pc-and-android-phone-synced-with-gsconnect/
Doing some spring cleaning, ran into these. 5 consecutive years attending Google I/O! Miss those days
Been an Android user and developer since Android 1.5! The Android dev community is awesome, so thought it was a good idea to start a /Android channel!