More than 30% of Android phones still run Android 12 or older. That’s bad enough. But OEMs take time to deploy these fixes, ...

One of Google's most critical features is hidden behind a single toggle - turn it on to protect against theft, scams, spam, and more.

Starting on the 23rd, facial recognition procedures will be introduced during mobile phone activation processes. This measure aims to block so-called “voicemail phones” exploited for voice phishing ...

LG Uplus is facing mounting questions over the security architecture of its artificial intelligence (AI) call assistant service ixi-O, following ...

New Delhi — India's government revoked an order on Wednesday that had directed smartphone makers such as Apple and Samsung to install a state-developed and owned security app on all new devices. The ...

Google has released patches for a 107 vulnerabilities today, but cybercriminals were already exploiting two critical flaws before the fixes arrived. The December security bulletin revealed that ...

India’s telecom ministry has issued a directive that requires every new smartphone sold in the country to come preloaded with the government’s cyber safety application Sanchar Saathi. Reuters reported ...

Directive affects Apple, Samsung, Vivo, Oppo, Xiaomi Government says app combats cyber security threats Industry concerned over lack of prior consultation India has more than 1.2 billion telecom users ...

Update December 3 2025, 10:43am ET: India has withdrawn its mandate requesting manufacturers to install the Sanchar Saathi app, according to reporting from Reuters. The text below has been left ...

The Indian government has ordered Apple and other smartphone manufacturers to pre-install a state-owned “security” app on all phones before they are sold to users. Update: As we predicted, Apple has ...