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Security researchers have flagged a new twist in Android banking malware: a trojan that turns your phone’s own VPN feature against you.

• • Megan Ellis / Android Authority Follow us on Google DiscoverAdd us as preferred source

While monitoring Android threats in June 2026, we discovered a new piece of Android malware. What struck us as unusual was that it installed like an ordinary user app yet made no attempt to disguise itself as legitimate software: it had no user interface at all. This led us to suspect the app might be…

Android Auto and Android Automotive sound like two names for the same product, which isn’t exactly helping anyone. Thankfully, the difference is pretty simple.

Over the past two decades, I’ve been lucky enough to test hundreds of smartphones from a range of brands around the world. Some of these brands receive the credit they’re due, others are criticized fairly or unfairly, and some fail to get the global recognition they deserve.

• • Joe Maring / Android Authority Follow us on Google DiscoverAdd us as preferred source

While there are plenty of apps out there, some are worth keeping around longer than others. By •

The Google Play Store is home to millions of apps, and it’s also where developers push updates that introduce new features and squash bugs. I’ve been an Android user all my life, and in my experience, app crashes have mostly been caused by buggy updates rather than something being wrong with the phone itself. So, if…

• • Yash Wate / Android Authority Follow us on Google DiscoverAdd us as preferred source

On Saturday morning, you might have noticed an app called “Android Pulse” appearing in the list of available Google Play updates.