500 Million Google Phones Fail To Wipe Data On Reset, Claim Cambridge Researchers

Android phones don't delete data properly on factory reset, say researchers Google said it did not have comment on the matter. Anderson told FORBES it was up to Google to fix the problem though its device partners (Original Equipment Manufacturers ... Read more

All Blog Update about Android Smartphone - May 22, 2015

Android's reset function fails to delete data from Samsung and HTC smartphones

The built-in factory reset on Android smartphones is so poorly implemented on popular models it should never be relied on to erase sensitive data, the Asset Disposal & Information Security Alliance (ADISA) has warned after performing a forensic analysis of ... Read more

Android's Factory Reset tool still leaves sensitive data on your phone

A test on 21 second-hand smartphones running Android versions between 2.3.x (Gingerbread) and 4.3 (Jelly Bean) revealed that it's possible to recover emails, text messages, Google access tokens and other sensitive data after the factory reset function ... Read more

Factory reset FAILS in 500 MEEELLION Android phones

Cambridge University boffins Laurent Simon and Ross Anderson say half a billion Android phones could have data recovered and Google accounts compromised thanks to flaws in the default wiping feature. The gaffe allows tokens for Google and Facebook among ... Read more

Flawed Android factory reset leaves crypto and login keys ripe for picking

An estimated 500 million Android phones don't completely wipe data when their factory reset option is run, a weakness that may allow the recovery of login credentials, text messages, e-mails, and contacts, computer scientists said Thursday. In the first ... Read more

ZenFone 4, 5, 6, And A Delayed Android 5.0 Update

If you own a smartphone and it is either ZenFone 4, or Zenfone 5 or a ZenFone 6, you were probably expecting to get the Android 5.0 Lollipop update in mid-May, according to what the company had previously announced. Now a confirmed piece of news has it ... Read more

Reminder: Android Phones May Still Leave Data Vulnerable After Reset

Before you sell your old Android phone, it's generally a good idea to encrypt and then wipe your phone. A new security report, however, has reiterated what we've said before: under certain circumstances, that data may still be recoverable. So be careful ... Read more

How to make BIG money with your cellphone: Smartphone apps pay you

Available on iPhones, Android devices and computers. Smartphone apps that are task-based Gigwalk: Once you sign up to be a 'Gigwalker', the app will offer you a variety of jobs, ranging from taking photos of businesses, answering surveys or answering ... Read more

Asus ZenWatch scores timely Android Wear 5.1.1 update

Although it's more or less meant to be the wrist-worn equivalent of Google's smartphone and tablet-dedicated OS, Android Wear wasn't drastically altered when it moved up to version 5.0, but it's now in the process of a few important changes with ... Read more

Selling your Android smartphone? Don't. It keeps your data.

(CNNMoney) — If you recently sold your old Android phone, chances are your text messages, emails, pictures and Facebook key are still in there, even if you wiped its memory clean. A new study by computer researchers at the University of Cambridge shows ... Read more