Turn on this setting to instantly harden your Android phone against modern threats.

With the increasing sophistication of digital threats, safeguarding your phone and personal data has never been more crucial. Android is responding with a suite of new security features designed to ...

Advanced Protection locks key Android 16 security settings. Blocks sideloading, spam, unsafe links, and insecure networks. Not on by default. You must enable it in ...

Google says it disrupted what it believes was the world's largest residential proxy network that hijacked about 9 million ...

Enterprises have less than three weeks to upgrade legacy hardware before Microsoft cuts off security updates and technical ...

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Advanced Protection is rolling out with Android 16. Using this feature will turn on several of Android’s highest-tier security settings. You won’t be able to adjust individual security settings until ...

Your Android device will soon automatically back up and restore Theft Protection settings. Android’s Theft Protection settings include Theft Detection Lock, Offline Device Lock, Remote Lock, and more.

Android is rolling out new Gemini AI features, enhanced visual search, and stronger scam protection for Galaxy S26 and Pixel 10 devices, aiming to boost productivity and user safety. The post Android ...

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With Android 16, users can enable Advanced Protection to “activate Google’s strongest security for mobile devices.” The Chrome for Android team has now detailed how Advanced Protection works. There ...

Android security update adds preventative user blocks. Update, May 16, 2025: This story, originally published May 14, has been updated with news of more security features that have either arrived or ...