📰 Firefox Android Play Integrity check hits custom ROMs

Mozilla has added support for Google’s Play Integrity API, known for blocking users of custom ROMs from accessing banking apps, to Firefox for Android. Per a resolved issue in Mozilla’s public tracker, a new lib-integrity-googleplay library was added to Firefox’s Android codebase. It requests a Play Integrity token which is then passed to Mozilla’s MLPA (Machine Learning Proxy) server.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/mozilla-firefox-android-google-play-integrity

#android #firefox

📰 GStreamer 1.28.4 Adds Support for FLAC Decoding and New Codec Profile Mappings

GStreamer 1.28.4 open-source multimedia framework is now available for download with support for decoding FLAC files and new codec mime/profile mappings for Android, bug fixes, and various other improvements.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/gstreamer-1-28-4-adds-support-for-flac-decoding-and-new-codec-profile-mappings

#android #opensource

📰 Lilbits: Android 17 released, Microsoft Surface with Snapdragon X2, and a phone-like LoRa dev kit

Google is now rolling out Android 17 to select Pixel phones, and the operating system will be available for additional devices soon. Some of the more noticeable changes include a new system for multitasking that will let you run apps in floating windows called “bubbles,” new security and parental control features, and a Continue On .

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-android-17-released-microsoft-surface-with-snapdragon-x2-and-a-phone-like-lora-dev-kit/

#android

📰 Commodore's New Flip Phone Skips Android for Linux-Based Sailfish OS

The Callback 8020 still runs apps made for Android, btw.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17363121/commodore-callback-8020-launch

#android #linux #linuxbased

📰 My Google Pixel replaced my laptop for home lab management, and I stopped carrying a computer entirely

Your Android phone can do SSH, run Linux, and troubleshoot servers — here's how I use mine for home lab work.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/google-pixel-great-phone-even-better-home-lab-companion/

#android #linux

📰 I turned an old Android phone into a home server, and it outperformed my Raspberry Pi

I have used Raspberry Pi boards for years. They remain one of the easiest ways to get started with self-hosting, home automation, and small server projects. My experience with Raspberry Pi boards has generally been positive, but they come with a few limitations. Performance can become a bottleneck once you start running multiple services. Storage performance also depends heavily on the medium you use. MicroSD cards remain among the weakest...

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/old-android-phone-home-server-beat-raspberry-pi/

#android #raspberry

📰 RustDuck Botnet Rebuilds in Rust to Hijack Routers and Servers for DDoS

A new two-stage malware family called RustDuck is hijacking home routers, IP cameras, Android boxes, and poorly secured servers, then stitching them into a network built to knock websites and online services offline.Researchers at QiAnXin's XLab have tracked it since February 2026, and say the real story is not how big it is today, but how fast it is changing.The end goal is a.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/rustduck-botnet-rebuilds-in-rust-to.html

#android

📰 AI-Generated Browser Ransomware Abuses Chromium API on Windows and Android

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malware artifact generated using DeepSeek that constructed a novel attack path combining "unrealistic browser-malware concepts with a real browser capability" to turn it into a working ransomware technique that runs entirely inside the browser on both Windows and Android devices."This is the first documented case where a frontier AI model.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/ai-generated-browser-ransomware-abuses.html

#android #chromium

📰 New "Bad Epoll" Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Unprivileged Users Gain Root, Hits Android

A newly disclosed Linux kernel flaw called Bad Epoll (CVE-2026-46242) lets an ordinary user with no special access take full control of a machine as root. It affects Linux desktops, servers, and Android, and a fix is out.Bad Epoll sits in the same small stretch of kernel code where Anthropic's most powerful AI model, Mythos, recently found a different bug.The AI caught one flaw and missed.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-bad-epoll-linux-kernel-flaw-lets.html

#android #kernel #linux

📰 Proxmox's Android app changed how I manage my home lab, but it's missing one crucial feature

It's almost the perfect companion for my home lab misadventures.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/proxmoxs-android-app-changed-how-i-manage-my-home-lab/

#android

📰 FreeRDP 3.28 Released with Security Fixes, Revived iOS Client

FreeRDP 3.28 brings multiple security fixes, a revived iOS client, Android build updates, Windows client improvements, and better testing.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/freerdp-3-28-released-with-security-fixes-revived-ios-client/

#android

📰 Firefox to Test a Two-Week Release Cycle Starting in September

Mozilla plans to release Firefox Desktop and Android every two weeks in an experiment beginning with Firefox 155 on September 1.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/firefox-to-test-a-two-week-release-cycle-starting-in-september/

#android #firefox

📰 FSR 4.1 could make handheld GPU upgrades irrelevant, and that's exactly what the market needed

AMD has a firm grip on the gaming handheld market. Sure, you'll see an avalanche of cheaper Android-powered devices without Intel or AMD chips, but there's a good chance you'll buy an AMD-equipped handheld for modern high-quality gaming. Like other devices, there's a fairly rapid product cycle, leaving you in the dust if you buy a gaming handheld at the wrong time. But later versions of FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR), specifically FSR 4.1,...

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/fsr-making-handheld-gpu-upgrades-irrelevant-what-the-market-needed/

#amd #android #intel

📰 Ubuntu on Android isn't a gimmick — it's how I manage my homelab from anywhere

After building my homelab, carrying my MacBook wherever I traveled had become a habit. Not because I knew something would break, but because I‘d made a routine of checking the status every once in a while. Having it with me was insurance for my homelab; if something broke, I could pull out the MacBook and start troubleshooting immediately. But with time, carrying a laptop everywhere I went for tiny routine tasks started to feel excessive. That...

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/ubuntu-on-android-isnt-a-gimmick-its-how-i-manage-my-homelab-from-anywhere/

#android #ubuntu

📰 I installed real Linux apps on my Android phone, and it got dangerously close to replacing my laptop

Android phones have been powerful enough to handle everyday work for years, but that power has never brought them particularly close to replacing my laptop. The problem is Android itself, where most work remains trapped inside individual apps that cannot access the same tools, files, and processes as freely as software running on a desktop operating system.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/installed-linux-apps-android-phone-got-close-replacing-laptop/

#android #linux

📰 Desktop Linux apps on Android proved my phone's biggest bottleneck isn't what I thought

Running desktop Linux apps on an Android phone sounds like the sort of thing that should fall apart almost immediately. You are dealing with a small screen, awkward touch controls, and an operating system that was never designed to work like a desktop operating system. Yet after using Termux and running Debian through Linux Deploy, I found that the display was not the biggest problem.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/desktop-linux-apps-android-proved-phones-biggest-bottleneck/

#android #debian #linux

📰 Kimwolf v7 Android Botnet Makes HTTP/2 DDoS Traffic Look Like Legitimate Browsing

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new version of the Kimwolf/AISURU Android and Internet of Things (IoT) botnet that comes with significant improvements to improve its operational resilience and conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.The new version, tracked as Kimwolf v7, was discovered by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 in February 2026."Kimwolf v7 adds an HTTP/2-based.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/kimwolf-v7-android-botnet-makes-http2.html

#android

📰 Manic Android Malware Exfiltrates Data From Offline Phones via Nearby Infected Devices

A new Android threat codenamed Manic has been observed actively targeting Ukrainian banks, government and identity services, and messaging applications, as well as Russian and European financial institutions, global fintech and cryptocurrency services, and military-focused communications."Manic sits at the intersection of Android banking malware and mobile spyware, combining financial-fraud.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/manic-android-malware-exfiltrates-data.html

#android

📰 Tuba, the best Mastodon client for Linux, just got a BIG update

Tuba 0.11 adds full Mastodon quote and Collections support, UnifiedPush and an early, experimental Android build. Linux's best Mastodon app, now better!You're reading Tuba, the best Mastodon client for Linux, just got a BIG update, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/tuba-mastodon-quote-support-collections

#android #linux #ubuntu

📰 My old Android phone became a Linux server, and it handles more than I expected

I've been trying to find a good use for the old Android phone that I have lying around. It has capable hardware with 8 GB RAM and a fairly modern processor. For the longest time, I have only used it as a portable hotspot when I am traveling and sometimes as a webcam for online meetings. Both of these use cases were not making the most out of the hardware that is inside this phone, so I decided to turn it into a Linux server.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/old-android-phone-linux-server-handles-more-expected/

#android #linux