Select Echo Show models can now be jailbroken, allowing you to ditch Fire OS for Android and install any app under the sun.

Google is cracking down on sideloading. Users will only be able to install apps from verified developers without a number of ...

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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.

Last year, Google announced that developers would have to register even when users are only sideloading their apps. Eventually, Google backed down and offered to give advanced users an option for ...

In what could be a bug or behavior change, the Google Play Store is not showing available updates for system-level apps if you have automatic updates disabled. Update 1/22/26: Here’s a list of common ...

Xiaomi’s latest HyperOS 3.1 update isn’t just about new UI tweaks and ecosystem features. One of the biggest changes is the way system updates are downloaded and installed on devices. With this ...

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There is a very real "new computer smell" that every tech fan knows by heart. The spotless desktop, the instant app launches, the empty recycle bin that feels like a fresh notebook on the first day of ...