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First Android N Update Starts Rolling Out With Fixes for Performance Issues

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Google unveiled Android N last week with an early developer preview, and alongside introduced the Android Beta Program offering enthusiasts the chance to stay up-to-date with the latest pre-release builds of Android. Now, Google has started rolling out its first Android N update for Nexus devices enrolled in the Android Beta Program. The release was confirmed by Ian Lake, an Android Developer Advocate, on Google+. In his post on Thursday, Lake said, “If you’ve been doing N Dev Preview testing on a Nexus 5X, 6P, or 9, make sure to…

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Privacy on Android: The Battle You Have Already Lost

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There is no shortage of cool new apps, from the one that turns your camera into an emergency flashlight, to the one that spontaneously materialises a taxi or groceries at your doorstep. Or the one that tracks your rapidly depreciating investments in real-time. As cool as these apps seem though, they are all probably spying on you. Unscrupulous companies could make innocuous seeming apps that harvest your text messages, your contacts and call history, while potentially even sending texts and making calls you may never know about. They may even…

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New Stagefright Vulnerability Found, Millions of Android Devices Affected: Report

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New Stagefright Vulnerability Found, Millions of Android Devices Affected: Report Security researchers have once again discovered a flaw in Android’s Stagefright mediaserver component. In a demonstration, the researchers were able to remotely hack a phone with Stagefright-based exploit. Their finding underscores a vulnerability in millions of Android devices that could be triggered when they are made to visit a specially-crafted webpage. Israel-based research firm Northbit published a research paper this week in which it claims to have found a “proper” exploit dubbed Metaphor, using a new vulnerability in the Stagefright.…

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Lava A52 Dual-SIM Android Smartphone Launched at Rs. 3,599

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Lava has launched the A52 budget smartphone priced at Rs. 3,599. The smartphone is now listed on the company’s site without details about availability. We can expect the new handset to be available in India soon. The Lava A52 supports dual-SIM and runs Android 5.1 Lollipop out-of-the-box. It features a 4-inch display with a screen resolution of 480×800 pixels and is powered by a 1.3GHz dual-core processor paired with 512MB of RAM. It packs 4GB of inbuilt storage and supports expandable storage via microSD card (up to 32GB). The smartphone…

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Lava Flair S1 With Android 5.1 Available Online at Rs. 3,799

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Lava has launched a new budget smartphone, the Flair S1, which is now listed on the company’s site at Rs. 4,349. Available in Black and Champagne Gold, the Lava Flair S1 is available via several third-party online retailers at a market operating price of Rs. 3,799. The domestic handset maker touts that the Flair S1 smartphone sports a textured metallic finish on the back. Running Android 5.1 Lollipop, the dual-SIM handset features a 4.5-inch FWVGA (480×854 pixels) TFT display. The Lava Flair S1 is powered by a 1.3GHz dual-core processor…

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First CM13 Snapshot Builds Based on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Released

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The CyanogenMod community in November last year released nightly CM13 builds based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow for select handsets. The company on Tuesday announced unveiled the first Snapshot build of CM13, based on Android 6.0.1 (r17) Marshmallow, marking the company’s first non-nightly release for CM13. The build is available for several smartphones including the Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, Nexus 5, Nexus 4, OnePlus One, Moto E (2015), Oppo Find 7 and 7s, Oppo R7 Plus, Xiaomi Mi 4, LG G2, Android One devices, Nexus 7 (2013) Wi-Fi and…

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