mobile, announced his discovery of an Android flaw that allows hackers to control 99 percent of Android devices that have been released over the past four years -. 900 million devices worldwide
This newly discovered flaw allows hackers to tamper with the coding of an application without detection, which means that the application could have malicious code embedded in it and always seem perfectly safe devices and engineers.Once users have downloaded the malicious application coded, hackers can read your data, secure passwords and control features of the device, including the sending text messages, turn on the camera and place phone calls.
Google said it became aware of the problem and set in February and patches sent to partners in March.
What can Android users to protect themselves?
If you're an Android user, there are two things you can do to prevent these hackers from accessing your phone. The first is to only download apps from the Google Play Store. These applications are monitored by Google, which means they are more likely to be updated and include the patch that prevents piracy. The second thing that Android users can do to make sure your phone is not vulnerable to piracy is to update their applications as soon as they are notified of an update. As Android users can update their applications manually, they must make sure they stay on top of these updates. You can do this in the "My Applications" in the Google Play Store.
Here's how sure all applications are updated.
1. Open the Google Play Store app on your device.
2. Click on the menu button on your device. It will be either on the screen or the device itself. Once you press the menu button, click "My apps".
3. The "My applications" will take you to a list of all the applications you currently have on your device. The applications will be divided into "Updates" and "Up to this day." The applications listed under "Updates" are applications that need an update. Select "Update All" to ensure that all applications will be updated.
once you have waited for the updates to download, you application will be updated. It is important that you check regularly and make sure that your applications are up to date, we suggest you visit the "My applications" once a week or every two weeks. Also, to ensure that your device is safe in general, is important that you allow your device to update the system whenever updates are available. Usually the best way to ensure that your system is up to date is to visit the "Settings" app and select ' About phone "and" Updating the system ". Because Android menus differ depending on the make and model of the device, you might have to search through the "Settings" app to find the "Updating the system".
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