Google is inching closer to a built-in app lock feature in Android 17. New findings from early builds suggest how locked apps will handle notifications and system access. The post Android 17’s native ...

Google has officially acknowledged the Google Home app notifications issue on the Pixel 10 series of smartphones. While the company releases a fix, a handful of Redditors have suggested a few ...

Privacy comes in many forms, including keeping your notifications hidden from people around you. An upcoming Android feature ...

Android 17 is rumored to include a native App Lock feature. New code strings suggest that locked app notifications will show generic “New message” or “New notification” text instead of the usual ...

This latest Pixel drop brought one of my biggest fears to Android: notification summaries. It’s something Apple botched in iOS 18 last year, and something I didn’t feel like Android needed given its ...

Enjoy the silence as Chrome changes. Republished on October 14 with Gemini’s latest Chrome upgrade, framing a decision for billions of users as new privacy concerns are raised.. Google has quietly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Updated on Jan. 13 with further updates on locking apps on Android.