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Android N Beta Program OTA ‘Soft Bricking’ Some Nexus Devices; Fix Available

March 14, 2016 Srijita'Soft, Android, Available, Beta, Bricking', Devices, Fix, N, Nexus, OTA, Program, Some

Google last week released the Android N Developer Preview earlier than expected offering developers a look at the new features of the upcoming Android build. The Mountain View giant also announced Android Beta Program which will allow users to test the new version, and receive new builds as an OTA update. Some Nexus users are reporting that after trying to install the over-the-air (OTA) update, they were unable to boot their devices. Several users took to Nexus Help Form and AOSP Issue Tracker to report the issue. One of the…

500 Million Android Devices Affected by ‘Accessibility Clickjacking’ Malware: Report

March 8, 2016 Srijita'Accessibility, 500, Affected, Android, by, Clickjacking', Devices, Malware:, Million, Report

Mobile security firm Skycure has claimed that a new Android malware can allow malicious apps to access all text-based data on a device without requiring permission from the user. The research firm has further claimed that the latest Android malware family dubbed “Accessibility Clickjacking” impacts almost all Android versions except the last two versions – Android 5.0 Lollipop and Android 6.0 Marshmallow. It adds that Accessibility Clickjacking affects almost 65 percent of all Android devices “at this point” which turns out to be over 500 million Android devices. The research…