Google has denied claims that handsets running its Android mobile operating system have been infected with a virus that causes them to generate spam messages. On Tuesday (July 3), Microsoft researcher ...

Android Messages will soon have an automatic spam protection feature. The optional tool will send phone numbers to Google servers, which raises some privacy concerns. Google is confident the auto spam ...

In a new twist, spammers have built a botnet that sends SMS spam through infected Android phones, shifting the potentially pricey cost of sending spam to victims. The trend, spotted by security vendor ...

iOS and Android consumers usually receive annoying spam texts from unknown contacts. Although the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is doing its best to protect people from spam texts and calls, ...

A spam-protection feature for the Messages app. Image used with permission by copyright holder Google is reportedly rolling out a spam-protection tool for Android’s Messages app — but the highly ...

Pretty much all of us are used to robocalls, info-marketers, and spam in our emails—and now scammers are targeting another form of communication: text messages. Here’s how to stop spam texts and ...

Chandraveer, a seasoned mechanical design engineer turned tech reporter and reviewer, brings more than three years of rich experience in consumer tech journalism to the table, having contributed to ...

Cody has been writing with Android Police for ten years. While best known for the hundreds of APK Teardowns and breaking news on many of Google’s new products and services, he also covers deeper ...

If you never want to accidentally pick up a spam call (or a call from anyone you don't know) ever again, follow these simple steps to send calls straight to voicemail on both iPhone and Android ...

The problem of robocalling is getting worse. In April, robocall-blocking service YouMail estimated 3.4 billion such calls were made—900 million more that month than over the same period in 2017. The ...

A few days ago, a custom third-party firmware for the Flipper Zero was released. The firmware could flood iPhones and iPads with spam Bluetooth messages, and it even had a feature that could cause the ...

Your Android phone's text messages could soon be relatively junk-free without needing help from carriers. Android Police has learned that Google is rolling out spam protection to the Messages app for ...