📰 LocalSend puts your sneakernet out of business

FOSS It happens all the time. You have a file on one of your devices and you need to have it on another one. You could put the file on a USB flash drive and walk it over (the so-called sneakernet), you could email it to yourself, or you could try to set up some kind of network resource. LocalSend, a free open source tool, makes the process of sharing files on a LAN easier than anything else and it works on Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, and...

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https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/05/15/localsend-puts-your-sneakernet-out-of-business/5241407

📰 I tried a phone that runs actual Linux, and Android app support made it almost usable

The Jolla C2 Community Phone runs Linux, but it's much better than you might expect. Plus, you can use Android apps.

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#android #linux

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https://www.xda-developers.com/phone-runs-true-linux-supports-android-apps/

📰 Turning an $80 Android tablet into a Debian Linux PC

Smartphones and tablets are basically little computers with touchscreen displays. But since most ship with mobile operating systems like Android or iPadOS, they’re often tightly tied to Google or Apple for support, services, and app stores, among other things. So developer tech4bot decided to set a cheap Android tablet free by turning porting Linux to .

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#android #debian #linux

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https://liliputing.com/turning-an-80-android-tablet-into-a-debian-linux-pc/

📰 Alibaba gets Android 16 running on RISC-V

Alibaba’s research and development operation, DAMO Academy, has adapted Android 16 to run on its homebrew RISC-V silicon.

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https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/05/27/alibaba-gets-android-16-running-on-risc-v/5246710

📰 This Android compression tool for emulator frees up space for more ROMs

Fit more ISOs on your Android device with CHDroid.

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https://www.xda-developers.com/this-android-compression-tool-for-emulators-frees-up-space-for-more-roms/

📰 Servo 0.2 Released With Revamped Android Browser UI

For ending out the month of May is a new monthly release of Servo, the open-source, Rust-based browser engine being developed by Linux Foundation Europe stakeholders and the open-source community. There are many nice enhancements on the desktop side with Servo 0.2 while also improving the Android browser UI experience with Servo too...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Servo-0.2-Released

📰 OpenAI Codex Authentication Tokens Stolen in codexui-android npm Supply Chain Attack

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new malicious supply chain campaign that's targeting developers using OpenAI Codex through a legitimate-looking remote web UI.The tool, named codexui-android, is advertised on GitHub and npm as a remote web UI for OpenAI Codex, attracting over 29,000 weekly downloads. The package is still available for download from the repository.What.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/openai-codex-authentication-tokens.html

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📰 Google Patches Android Zero-Day Vulnerability in June 2026 Security Update

Google’s June 2026 Android update fixes dozens of flaws, including a potentially exploited Framework vulnerability and critical system bugs...

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https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-june-2026-android-security-update/

📰 CISA warns of active attacks exploiting Android, Linux bugs

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel and Android operating system.

🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-active-attacks-exploiting-android-linux-bugs/

#android #kernel #linux

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📰 WhatsApp, Slack Notifications Could Hijack Google Gemini on Android

A single poisoned notification from WhatsApp, Slack, SMS, Signal, Instagram, or Messenger could have hijacked Google Gemini's voice assistant on Android and made it open a victim's connected windows, fake a message from their boss, push the phone into a Zoom call, or quietly poison its long-term memory.No malicious app on the phone is required. The assistant just had to treat a hostile.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/whatsapp-slack-notifications-could.html

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📰 Android Spyware Asin Targets Arabic Users via Fake News, PDF and War Map Apps

Arabic-speaking users have emerged as the target of a new Android spyware codenamed Asin, according to findings from ESET.The Slovakian cybersecurity company said it first detected the malware spread via multiple campaigns in early 2025, with each attack wave making use of distinct websites mimicking utilities, war-related updates, and a government news source: govlensnet, which.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/android-spyware-asin-targets-arabic.html

#android

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📰 NFCShare Android malware spreads via fake banking app updates on GitHub

New variants of the NFCShare Android malware are being distributed as fake updates for legitimate banking apps hosted on GitHub.

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nfcshare-android-malware-spreads-via-fake-banking-app-updates-on-github/

📰 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

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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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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

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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

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