A new Linux kernel bug lets an ordinary, unprivileged user become root. It now hits Android too. Researchers have named it Bad Epoll. The Bad Epoll vulnerability carries the identifier CVE-2026-46242.

A random web page should not feel as risky as installing a shady app. That is what makes this browser-only ransomware technique so uncomfortable. It can use Chrome’s own File System Access API to ...

If you’ve ever been locked out of your phone, you know how disastrous it can be. Phones contain our entire lives now. They’re how you pay for things at the store, how you access the subway, do your ...

Open WhatsApp and go to Settings → Chats → Chat Backup. Tap Restore from backup. Select Quick Restore — this pulls the latest local backup without deleting your current data. Deleted messages (if ...

Microsoft Authenticator is cracking down on rooted Android and jailbroken iPhones, blocking work and school Entra sign-ins on modified devices.

Spread the love“`html The Android black screen of death is a frustrating issue many users face, rendering their devices unusable. If you’ve found yourself staring at a blank screen, don’t worry. There ...

Google on Tuesday released the final version of its Android 17 operating system, as well as its counterpart for smartwatches, Wear OS 7. The latest release, which arrives first on its own Pixel ...

Losing important data on Android happens surprisingly easily. Whether you accidentally delete photos, clear chats, factory reset your phone, or damage the device, it can be difficult to retrieve files ...

Google packed this year’s Android developer announcements with enough AI tooling, adaptive UI updates, and cross-device ambitions to make a laptop fan spin just from reading the changelog. During ...

Running is our language here at Runner’s World, but the way you treat your body in recovery is just as important as the way you train your body in your hardest long runs. It’s not just your lungs and ...

Google LLC’s Android team is introducing new ways to build high-quality software for its mobile platform with artificial intelligence agents. These two new resources complement each other. The CLI, or ...