📰 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.

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#android #firefox

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

📰 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

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📰 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 .

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#android

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

📰 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

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📰 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.

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#android #linux

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

📰 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...

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#android #raspberry

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

📰 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

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📰 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

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📰 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

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📰 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.

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#android

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