Google is testing a new way to keep your contacts more private on Android 17

Google is testing a new Contacts Picker in Android 17 that stops apps from automatically pulling your entire address book.

So jealous: Samsung phones in one major market will get a ton of system utilities

Samsung's Smart Manager app will receive a variety of handy system management options. But there's bad news for availability.

Android won't kill sideloading after all, but new verification rules will make it harder

Google is revising its forthcoming Android developer verification program following criticism that the original plan would ...
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Google will let “power users” continue to sideload apps from unverified developers

Now Google has announced that, in response to feedback, the company will continue to allow developers and “power users who have a higher risk tolerance” to continue sideloading apps from unverified ...