Security agencies and tech giants are sounding the alarm over a cluster of new threats that hit both Android and iPhone users at the same time. From silent spyware and hijacked Bluetooth headphones to weaponized text messages and critical browser flaws,

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Any warning from Google’s Project Zero threat hunters is taken seriously. This is the team behind many of the zero-day spyware discoveries plaguing Android and iPhone. This threat affects WhatsApp on Android, and relates to zero-click media downloads.

Users claim that an update shipped last month makes running Android Auto in their cars impossible unless they keep their smartphones unlocked

This design shift may affect quite a few elements in Android 17, including aspects of the UI like the volume bar, in particular the “pill-shaped container that houses the slider,” according to 9to5Google, as well as the mode switcher.

Per Android Authority, "after more than 10 days of Google releasing the latest Android 16 update, many Pixel owners report not having received it. The majority of the complaints come from Pixel 8, Pixel 9, and Pixel 10 users. The reports come from different parts of the world and are not limited to a specific carrier or region.”

A new Android Auto beta build is now live; the release is still in its early hours, but fortunately, you can download the update manually