Sources: Mobileburn
Google pulls Android update support for Huawei phones, as well as the Google Play Store and Gmail apps, after the Chinese technology company was blacklisted by the United States Commerce Department. 2019-05-19
Researchers discover a vulnerability in the WPA2 protocol, leaving devices running Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, iOS, Android, Linux and OpenBSD operating systems vulnerable to attack over wireless connections. 2017-10-16
Cybersecurity software maker Check Point reports "HummingBad" malware has infected at least 10 million Android devices, mostly in China and India. Check Point says a team of developers based in Beijing is behind "HummingBad" which gives hackers administrative-level access to infected devices. Apple devices have been hit by similar malware. 2016-07-5
A lawsuit brought against Google by Oracle Corporation accusing Google of using copyrighted code for the Android operating system is decided in Google's favor. 2016-05-26
The European Union accuses Google of abusing the dominance of its Android by preloading its own apps. 2016-04-20
Plaintiffs withdraw a lawsuit against Google that had asserted that it was illegally tying its licensing of the Android operating system to the favorable treatment of Google apps. 2015-04-3
Nokia unveils Nokia X, an Android-based smartphone, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. 2014-02-24
Google removes a privacy feature from its Android mobile software, despite objections from groups such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation. 2013-12-13
A U.S. appeals court has overturned a district court order that had banned the sale of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus in the US, delivering a winning round for Google's Android against Apple Inc.. 2012-10-11
New research reveals Apple and Google are running their iPhone and Android software to build gigantic databases from owners' movements as governments move to investigate. 2011-04-22