Tag: Android

Google will pay up to $2,00,000 for finding bug in Android

Days after a malware called "Judy" hit over 36.5 million Android-based phones, Google has now increased the bounty for finding a bug in Android OS to as much as $2,00,000, a media report has said. According to cyber security firm Check Point, dozens of malicious apps were downloaded between 4.5 million to 18.5 million times …

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June 3, 2017

Google Android OS installed on 2b active devices

Google's Android operating system has reached a milestone by powering 2 billion monthly active devices around the world, the company said. Google's vice president of engineering Dave Burke that Android has "the largest reach of any computing platform of its kind", Xinhua reported on Thursday. Based on the Linux kernel and designed primarily for touchscreen …

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May 18, 2017

Google tests ‘Copyless Paste’ in Chrome for Android

Google has introduced the first code for a new feature called 'Copyless Paste' in its Chrome app running on Android OS that will take data from Chrome usage and use that to improve the experience in other apps. Users can now enable 'Copyless Paste' in chrome://flags in Chrome Canary for Android, although turning it on …

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April 24, 2017

Facebook apps to stop working on many devices

Facebook app and Messenger will soon stop working on many smartphones which run the older version of these apps. According to a report in Independent on Wednesday, Facebook will end support for devices running some older versions of the apps, including v55 of the Facebook app and v10 of Messenger on Android.  Further, it will …

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March 30, 2017

Facebook apps to stop working on many devices

Facebook app and Messenger will soon stop working on many smartphones which run the older version of these apps. According to a report in Independent on Wednesday, Facebook will end support for devices running some older versions of the apps, including v55 of the Facebook app and v10 of Messenger on Android.  Further, it will …

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March 29, 2017

Facebook apps to stop working on many devices

Facebook app and Messenger will soon stop working on many smartphones which run the older version of these apps. According to a report in Independent on Wednesday, Facebook will end support for devices running some older versions of the apps, including v55 of the Facebook app and v10 of Messenger on Android.  Further, it will …

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March 29, 2017

WhatsApp block about to happen on older phones

As an earlier statement said WhatsApp will stop working on certain phones by the end of 2016, many users of older versions of iPhones and Android handsets are about to find themselves cut off from using the chat app, media has reported. WhatsApp, with more than one billion monthly users, had earlier announced that it …

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January 2, 2017

Whatsapp might become extinct in 2017

It is time to look at your smartphone, not to check any message or email but how old it is. According to media reports, popular messaging app WhatsApp will stop working on millions of smartphones by the end of 2016 unless they are upgraded. WhatsApp, with more than one billion monthly users, was phasing out …

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December 3, 2016

Microsoft releases tools for any developer, any app, any platform

Microsoft on Thursday released tools that can be used by any developer on any platform, the company said in a statement, and added that developers will now be able to use the tools of their choice to create Android, iOS and Windows apps. This release was among a series of announcements made by Microsoft at …

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November 18, 2016

Microsoft Office for Android will be supported on Chrome OS

Recently, Google added the ability for Chrome OS to run Android apps and access to the Google Play Store. 

November 11, 2016