To what extent can one app spy on another app or capture virtual keyboard inputs on #GrapheneOS?

I'm considering keeping open source apps in one profile and closed source apps in another for security sake. I'm not sure if this is overkill and/or just plain "doing it wrong."

#android #security #cybersecurity #privacy

#Google shoehorned #Rust into #Pixel10 modem to make legacy code safer

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/04/google-shoehorned-rust-into-pixel-10-modem-to-make-legacy-code-safer/

#cybersecurity #Android

Syncthing-Fork is an open-source Android app for syncing files directly between your devices --no cloud needed.

Built on Syncthing, it uses peer-to-peer connections so your data stays private and fully under your control.

A solid alternative to Google Drive or Dropbox if you care about decentralization and privacy.

👉 https://github.com/researchxxl/syncthing-android
👉 More privacy-friendly tools: https://digital-escape-tools-phi.vercel.app/

#OpenSource #Privacy #SelfHosting #Decentralization #Android #DigitalMinimalism

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Screenshot of Synching-Fork Android wrapper project page showing license MPLv2, release v2.0.16.0, downloads 220k, F-Droid v2.0.16.0, last month 55716, “GET IT ON Obtainium”, translated 72%, Build App passing, and description: “A wrapper of Synching for Android. Head to the releases section or F-Droid for builds. Please seek help on the forum and/or social media apps first before creating issues on the tracker.”

Forgive my kvetching, but it drives me nuts that #AOSP-based #Android OSes always treat hyphenated words as words.

For example, if you type in "apple-cart," you get a red squiggly underline and it tries to recommend replacing it with "apricot" or something. The only way around it is to add every. single. hyphenated. word. you. use. into the dictionary. 😮‍💨

It's been a constant, daily annoyance for the past five and a half years, and the only fix is to install something like GBoard and use its spelling correction engine or whatever you call it, and I'd rather not.

I've experienced it on #CalyxOS and #IodéOS, but I don't recall if #GrapheneOS has the same issue, because I only tried it briefly.

#LineageOS #Iodé #Iode #IodeOS #Graphene #GOS

Hack-for-hire group caught targeting #Android devices and #iCloud backups

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/hack-for-hire-group-caught-targeting-android-devices-and-icloud-backups/

#cybersecurity #Signal #spyware #iPhone #BitterAPT #India

#Samsung's Messages app is shutting down in 2026

https://www.androidcentral.com/phones/samsung-galaxy/samsung-messages-app-has-a-shutdown-date

#privacy #cybersecurity #Android

Android users will soon say goodbye to Samsung's Messages app. Samsung hasn't included it as its default texting app since 2021 in a bid to slowly step away from it and is instead encouraging users to move to Google Messages.

https://flip.it/bEDsfO

#TechNews #Samsung #Android #Google

Great /s #privacy #sms #cybersecurity #android

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Android phone saying Samsung Messages being discontinued, must use Google messages

Gotta say, #hashtag search on #GtS is a lil' b0rken, fam.

Totally unable to search for the #Android hashtag, but rather it gives me every hashtag that starts with "android," but not "android" itself.

The same thing happens if I search for "androi"

On Mastodon, "android" is the first result.

#GoToSocial

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Hashtag search in Tusky connected to this GtS instance. OCR follows: Posts Accounts Hashtags #androidwear #androidlockdown #androiddeveloper #androidunifiedattestation #androidtools #androidtool #androiddatenschutz #androiddeveloperverificationprogram #androidabiertosiempre #androidinc #androidarchitecture #androidfordesktop #androide #androidoperatingsystem #androidiani

#CalyxOS progress report - a detailed breakdown

https://calyxos.org/news/2026/04/01/calyxos-progress-update-3/

#Android #privacy #FOSS #cybersecurity

'#NoVoice' #Android #malware on #GooglePlay infected 2.3 million devices

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/novoice-android-malware-on-google-play-infected-23-million-devices/

#Google #cybersecurity #privacy #WhatsApp #Meta

@mikebabcock So you're saying 3.9 billion #Android users should not be allowed to install verified/reproducible #FLOSS apps because... ?

#android #foss #fdroid team: Isn't there really a nice FOSS app that allows to annotate/sign a PDF? 🙄

https://www.howtogeek.com/androids-most-trusted-launcher-is-now-harvesting-your-data/

Nova Launcher, long trusted by Android users, is raising privacy concerns after its acquisition by Instabridge.

Recent analysis shows added third-party trackers (including Facebook Ads and Google AdMob) and increased data collection activity. Reports suggest the app now communicates with external servers and builds user profiles based on usage.

#Android #Privacy #OpenSource #NovaLauncher

#Android17 is Getting a Post Quantum #Cryptography Upgrade

https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/03/26/android-17-is-getting-a-post-quantum-cryptography-upgrade/

#cybersecurity #Android #PQE #PQC

#FDroid Client 2.0 is on track, already at Basic alpha5, did you test?

Besides a plenthora of cosmetic modernisation, it gets heavy rewrites internally.

One feature for #Android distros developers is the ability to "add a default repository".

Want to know how that works? How that changed? Read @grote 's post here: https://f-droid.org/2026/03/28/how-to-include-repos-in-rom.html

/PS: Make sure to forward this to your favorite secure and private distro developer. 😉

@kabel42 @OpenComputeDesign

It was a freebie, and it's decently powerful. 🫢

I think after I gave up trying to resist blasted #BindingArbitration agreements, I got kinda lazy.

Also, I have some decent mitigations on my #Android phone against spywareish apps, now. 🤷‍♂️

iPhone users are threatening to defect to Android over new iOS age verification push

https://www.techradar.com/phones/ios/i-cant-believe-this-is-happening-iphone-users-are-threatening-to-defect-to-android-over-new-ios-age-verification-push-and-id-do-the-same

#Apple #iPhone #iOS #AgeVerification #IDVerification #Google #Android #technology #enshittification #dystopia

How to stop apps running in the background on #Android

https://proton.me/blog/how-to-stop-apps-running-in-background-android

#privacy #guide

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/03/25/google-android-17-quantum-resistant-encryption-pqc-xcxwbn/

Android 17 Gets Quantum-Safe Encryption Across Full Security Stack

#Google #Android #QuantumCryptography #QuantumComputing #Encryption #Cybersecurity #PostQuantumCryptography #BigTech #GooglePlay #GoogleChrome