Android 17 Beta 2 starts clamping down on apps that misuse accessibility services

Android 17 Beta 2 now enables a stricter Advanced Protection feature that clamps down on apps that aren't classified as ...

Android 17 will protect you from apps that deceptively gain accessibility permissions

The move could impact some popular apps ...

How to enable advanced protection on Android 16 - and why you shouldn't skip it

How to enable Advanced Protection on Android 16 - and why you shouldn't skip it ...

Android's Advanced Protection Mode may soon disable a key Chrome feature to boost security

Google may allow users to disable WebGPU in Chrome via Android Advanced Protection Mode to shield users from sophisticated online attacks.
CNBC

Apple introduces new iPhone security mode to protect against stolen passcodes

Apple will introduce a new security mode for iPhones that can protect users when thieves or other attackers learn the user's private passcode. The setting, called Stolen Device Protection, will use ...
Ars Technica

Google introduces Advanced Protection mode for its most at-risk Android users

Google is adding a new security setting to Android to provide an extra layer of resistance against attacks that infect devices, tap calls traveling through insecure carrier networks, and deliver scams ...
Android

Android 16 may get an easily accessible ‘Advanced Protection Mode’

Google may pack an even more potent and easily accessible ‘Advanced Protection Mode’ in the Android 16 OS update. Introduced way back in 2017, this mode adds multiple layers of protection to thwart ...
Engadget

Safe Browsing on Google Chrome adds real-time protection against malicious sites

Google says it's upgrading the default Safe Browsing mode in Chrome to offer better protection against malicious websites. Until now, this mode has used a locally stored list to check whether a site ...