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What is tested in the Google Play Pre-Launch Security Report?
The Google Play store includes a pre-launch security scan in Pre Launch Report -> Security. I am trying to find out what it is actually testing for. Are there any resources that get into detail on ...
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Tangerine app security warning?
I recently got the Essential phone and I started downloading all my apps back. I downloaded the Tangerine banking app, and I got this security warning as soon as I opened the app.
"It seems your ...
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Prevent play store from installing apps
The Google play store has a line in their TOS that gives them the right to install arbitrary apps/updates without consent of the user.
Sadly, some apps appear to require play store to be enabled to ...
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Can applications access users information without having permissions?
When i scan apps with
Am pre_release Some apps have this access, which is in the photo. My question is, what is this access? Can you explain about it first? And in the second place While camera ...
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Security of Solid Explorer Hash
I am not sure if this is the right place to ask, but how secure is checking file hash with Solid Explorer for Android?
I don't have computer access so it's my only option.
Does anyone know if it's a ...
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Testing Play Integrity API in Android SDK emulator
I want to test my app with the Google Play verdict API, especially MEETS_STRONG_INTEGRITY. To test, I plan to use Android Studio as I have always done, but when I create a device, I cannot approve the ...
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About Data safety section in Play store?
In the "Data safety" section of apps in Play Store, when it shows
Data collected: photos and videos
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Data shared: photos and videos.
What does it mean? Or if some apps do not show it, ...
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PlayStore does not update APKMirror apps
I have an Android device where I have not assigned any Google account to it, just because I don't like/trust Google.
Since I cannot use the PlayStore to get apps without assigning an account (thanks ...
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What happens when Google decides an app is "bad"?
An Android 7 (Nougat) device that hadn't been used in a while (perhaps a few months) was recently turned on. That device has Nova Launcher Pro installed. It does not have external (microSD card) ...
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"System" is trying to access Internet
I am using OnePlus 3T, Android 9. Recently I installed an app called "NoRoot Firewall" to prevent the apps from accessing the internet. I explicitly allowed and denied access to internet for some apps ...
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How to block app silent installation
Recently I noticed I have opera browser installed. I definitely did not install it because I was sleeping at that time. I checked installation time and revealed it was the day before yesterday
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How do I sign in to google without compromising password?
I've got a Lenovo Solo VR headset. I've got a long, randomly generated password for my google account that is pretty much impossible to memorize without an eidetic memory. If you remove the goggles to ...
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App from playstore run but same apk crashes on sideload install
On my noughat device, I have downloaded app from playstore, which is running great. Extract apk from install app, uninstall it and again succussfully install with package installer. But second time on ...
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How to open locked Samsung Galaxy S5?
Can anybody help me how to open locked Samsung Galaxy? I do not know, I had a fingerprint showing up and the alternative password. I had a keyboard showing numbers and alphabets. But now, it's totally ...
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Found this amazing app on playstore, but how secure is it?
Today I came across a app on play store called RLWatcher. It is an amazing app which could come in handy in a lot of situations. It lets the user remotely sense movement, sound or even just the ...
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