Four third-party app stores for Android have apps with a malicious component that seeks root access to devices, according to Trend Micro. The security company found 1,163 Android application packages ...

Gaining root access to your Android operating system allows you tweak your device in a number of ways, including the removal of both native and third-party applications. Because native applications ...

One of the best things about the Android platform is its customization and flexibility. Android lets you use it the way you want to, whether that means changing the launcher, using icon packs, or more ...

I found an easy way to remove the apps I don't want but my manufacturer pushed anyway.

It’s true that rooting your device is far less popular than the good old days. Stock Android grew up quite a bit and root is simply less appealing than it once was. Also, apps like Netflix, Pokemon Go ...

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A handful of app distributors are putting hundreds of millions of Android users at risk by bundling powerful root exploits with their wares, computer scientists have found. The researchers presented a ...

Researchers have discovered a rooting application used to attack a Nexus Android device. The discovery forced Google to develop an emergency patch last week. A rooting application has been found in ...

Four third-party app stores for Android have apps with a malicious component that seeks root access to devices, according to Trend Micro. The security company found 1,163 Android application packages ...