Hacker News with Generative AI: Android

Everyone knows all the apps on your phone (peabee.substack.com)
Until a few years ago, any app you installed on an Android device could see all other apps on your phone without your permission.

Privacy, Mobile Apps, Android

1182 points by gniting 4 days ago | 478 comments

Open-source browser-use/CUA equivalent for androids: mobile-use (github.com/runablehq)
Use AI to control your mobile.

Open-source, Android, Mobile Development, User Interface

8 points by Umesh110 4 days ago | 0 comments

Everyone knows what apps you use (peabee.substack.com)
Until a few years ago, any app you installed on an Android device could see all other apps on your phone without your permission.

Privacy, Android, Mobile Apps

10 points by cvaambikapur 6 days ago | 1 comments

Motorola moto g play 2024 Phone, Termux: LUKS–No root, No proot-distro, No QEMU (reddit.com)
Motorola moto g play 2024 Smartphone, Android 14 Operating System, Termux, And cryptsetup: Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) Encryption/Decryption And The ext4 Filesystem Without Using root Access, Without Using proot-distro, And Without Using QEMU

Mobile Phones, Linux, Security, Android, Operating Systems

10 points by sipofwater 7 days ago | 0 comments

Google makes Android development private, will continue open source releases (arstechnica.com)
Google is planning a major change to the way it develops new versions of the Android operating system.

Android, Open Source, Software Development, Google

236 points by coloneltcb 7 days ago | 101 comments

Google will develop Android OS behind closed doors starting next week (9to5google.com)
For years now, Android has been developed in a way that allowed the public to look in on Google’s work, but that’s now changing as Google has just confirmed that it will start to develop the operating system entirely in its internal branch.

Android, Software Development, Google, Open Source, Privacy

319 points by josephcsible 7 days ago | 230 comments

Google will develop the Android OS in private (androidauthority.com)
Google has confirmed to Android Authority that development of the Android operating system will soon fully happen in private.

Google, Android, Operating Systems, Privacy

47 points by walterbell 7 days ago | 2 comments

Matching drop shadows across CSS, Android, iOS, Figma, and Sketch (bjango.com)
If you’ve ever tried to implement consistent shadows across multiple platforms and design tools, you may have noticed that they don’t look the same. Thankfully, it is possible to get them all to match.

Design, CSS, iOS, Android, Figma, Sketch

12 points by marcedwards 12 days ago | 0 comments

Unleashing Linux on Android: A Developer's Playground (medium.com)
Imagine having a Linux terminal right in your pocket, available on your Android device. With the “Linux development environment” feature, hidden within Developer Options on Android 15 (build BP1A.250305.019), this becomes a reality. This feature opens up a new possibilities for developers and advanced users, allowing for scripting, coding, and running familiar Linux tools directly on their smartphone or tablet.

Android, Linux, Mobile Development, Programming, Developer Tools

4 points by thunderbong 12 days ago | 1 comments

Google is bringing every Android game to Windows in big gaming update (arstechnica.com)
Google is bringing every Android game to Windows in big gaming update

Gaming, Android, Windows, Google

22 points by namanyayg 13 days ago | 4 comments

"Termux + X11 on my Android tablet...feels pretty close to a real Linux setup." (reddit.com)
Been messing around with Termux + X11 on my Android tablet, and honestly, it feels pretty close to a real Linux setup. Got Next.js running, full terminal access, VS Code, and even external monitor + keyboard/mouse support.

Android, Linux, Mobile Development, Remote Access, Productivity

33 points by sipofwater 14 days ago | 20 comments

Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones (ericmigi.com)
During Pebble v1, I learned how much harder it is to build a great smartwatch experience on iPhone than it is on Android. It sounds like things have actually gotten worse over the last 8 years.

Apple, Smartwatches, iPhone, Android

1678 points by griffinli 15 days ago | 1106 comments

MVT: A tool for the consensual forensic analysis of Android and iOS devices (docs.mvt.re)
Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT) is a tool to facilitate the consensual forensic analysis of Android and iOS devices, for the purpose of identifying traces of compromise.

Mobile Forensics, Cybersecurity, Android, iOS

28 points by janandonly 16 days ago | 0 comments

Conducting forensics of mobile devices to find signs of a potential compromise (github.com/mvt-project)
Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT) is a collection of utilities to simplify and automate the process of gathering forensic traces helpful to identify a potential compromise of Android and iOS devices.

Mobile Security, Forensics, Android, iOS, Tools

151 points by 34679 17 days ago | 72 comments

Redditor proves Linux desktop environments can run on your Google Pixel (androidpolice.com)

Linux, Android, Operating Systems, Google Pixel

9 points by sipofwater 19 days ago | 0 comments

Chrome for Android doesn't have extensions, but Edge now has a whole store (ycombinator.com)
Microsoft edge's latest build version 134.0.3124.57, just added a whole new web-store for Android user unlike google.

Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Android, Web Browsers, Extensions

60 points by soumikmahato 19 days ago | 57 comments

Apple will soon support encrypted RCS messaging with Android users (theverge.com)
iPhone and Android users will be able to exchange end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) RCS messages in the near future thanks to newly updated RCS specifications.

Messaging, Security, Apple, Android, Technology

321 points by 01-_- 20 days ago | 263 comments

Google Is Bringing Linux to Android. Here's Why That Matters (spreadsheetpoint.com)
Google’s decision to roll out Linux on Android is one of the most significant updates the platform has seen in years.

Android, Linux, Operating Systems, Google, Mobile

26 points by sipofwater 20 days ago | 9 comments

Google is bringing every Android game to Windows in big gaming update (arstechnica.com)
Google has big plans for gaming in 2025.

Gaming, Android, Windows, Google

9 points by LorenDB 20 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: Which X11 server do you use on Android? (ycombinator.com)
I have a Google Pixel phone. The latest (March) software update included the ability to enable a new 'Terminal' app which drops you into a debian shell.

Android, Linux, Terminals, X11 Servers

10 points by rahimnathwani 21 days ago | 3 comments

New North Korean Android Spyware Slips onto Google Play (bleepingcomputer.com)
A new Android spyware named 'KoSpy' is linked to North Korean threat actors who have infiltrated Google Play and third-party app store APKPure through at least five malicious apps.

Cybersecurity, Android, North Korea, Malware

6 points by giuliomagnifico 21 days ago | 0 comments

Android's native Linux Terminal app is live in Google's latest update (androidpolice.com)

Android, Linux, Software Updates

4 points by denysvitali 23 days ago | 0 comments

Firefox for Android starting to share location data with third parties (ycombinator.com)
Today i got a notification on my phone, that firefox is changing how it handles my location data and that it might be shared with third parties[1].

Privacy, Mobile Browsing, Firefox, Android, Data Sharing

42 points by simpss 23 days ago | 9 comments

DOJ: Google must sell Chrome, Android could be next (arstechnica.com)
Google has gotten its first taste of remedies that Donald Trump’s Department of Justice plans to pursue to break up the tech giant’s monopoly in search.

Antitrust, Google, Law, Technology, Android

191 points by uxjw 23 days ago | 154 comments

Android phone will run Debian Linux soon (like some Pixels can) (zdnet.com)
Google introduces Debian Linux terminal app for Android. My phone's a laptop at last!

Android, Linux, Google, Software

55 points by amrrs 24 days ago | 52 comments

Your Android phone will run Debian Linux soon (like some Pixels can) (zdnet.com)
Google introduces Debian Linux terminal app for Android. My phone's a laptop at last!

Android, Linux, Google

6 points by jamesy0ung 25 days ago | 0 comments

OpenAPK – open-source Apps for Android, updated weekly (openapk.net)
This repository of free and open source apps for Android lets you download the latest version of popular FOSS applications safe and secure. Unlike other services, OpenAPK always serves the most recent APK files so you are up to date.

Android, Open Source, Software, Mobile Apps

132 points by CHEF-KOCH 25 days ago | 72 comments

Ask HN: Android web browser with ad blocking? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: Android web browser with ad blocking?

Android, Web Browsers, Ad Blocking

7 points by baobabKoodaa 26 days ago | 8 comments

Android's native Linux Terminal app is live in Google's latest Pixel update (androidpolice.com)

Android, Linux, Google, Software Updates

13 points by transpute 27 days ago | 0 comments

1M Third-Party Android Devices Have a Secret Backdoor for Scammers (wired.com)
New research shows at least a million inexpensive Android devices—from TV streaming boxes to car infotainment systems—are compromised to allow bad actors to commit ad fraud and other cybercrime.

Cybersecurity, Android, Scams

6 points by Brajeshwar 28 days ago | 1 comments