Cybersecurity experts are sounding the alarm about a new Android Trojan called Herodotus, designed to deliberately slow down its own malicious activity to mimic the occasional, imperfect behavior of a human user. Such behavior allows the malware to evade a generation of security systems designed to signal the faster robotic actions of traditional robots. Herodotus…
Finance and banking, specific sector A Trojan ready for use in campaigns around the world Greg Sirico • October 28, 2025 Image: Shutterstock/ISMG A new banking Trojan can foil basic behavioral detection systems that look for machine behavior by introducing random pauses meant to mimic human users, mobile security researchers warn. See also: Compliance Team…
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s next Pixel Drop could be heard on November 4, according to a new leak. The November Pixel Drop would feature Pixel themes, starting with a Wicked theme. Pixel VIPs can become much more useful thanks to the arrival of priority notifications. Every few months, Google delivers the latest…
The monthly “Google System Release Notes” mainly details what’s new in Play Services, Play Store and Play System Update on Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto and PC. Some features apply to end users, while others are intended for developers. The following proprietary applications constitute the “Google System”: A feature appearing in the changelog…
Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR GM has released a new statement regarding Android Auto and Apple CarPlay in its gas-powered vehicles. The company says both platforms will remain available for the foreseeable future. It appears the transition to Android Auto and CarPlay won’t happen until GM is ready to roll out its centralized computing…
Telegram has released a new beta update to Android that adds a bit of Liquid Glass, and users aren’t too happy about it. In Telegram for Android v12.2.0, the app officially introduces “Liquid Glass”. This appears in the text input bar as well as the emoji, GIF, and sticker panels. The rest of the app…
What you need to know Google is rolling out an update to the Google Home app for Android following its major overhaul earlier this month. The update expands the availability of Ask Home, a feature that adds conversational requests and daily summaries. It also comes with bug fixes and improvements based on user feedback regarding…
Joe Maring / Android Authority I don’t know if there’s ever been a more disappointing Pixel than the Google Pixel Tablet. I reviewed the Pixel tablet for another post in 2023, and at the time I called it “the worst Pixel I have ever used» – thanks to its poor specs, poor design choices, and…
Android phones and tablets already offer a great multitasking experience. And Google continues to refine it by adding features such as a 90:10 split screen modemaking it flexible and easier to run multiple apps simultaneously on small screen devices. Yet multitasking on Android tablets is nowhere near as good as it should be. Luckily, Google…
Most of the best tips come from readers, and three of them stood out when I was searching for weird Android apps worth installing today. StellariumFooview and Ampere phenomenally solve three strange and specific problems: need context around stargazing, faster device navigation, or transparent charging measurements? – and they do it with the kind of…