Google Play is reaching out to many developers to tell them they need to adopt the privacy-preserving Android Photo Picker. Specifically, Google is contacting developers of Android apps that request ...

The media library or “Gallery” on an Android device reveals a lot about the user. Hence, it becomes vital to protect this area and limit access to apps. Perhaps realizing just how sensitive the media ...

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...

The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. Your photos and videos are sensitive files that you probably don’t want apps to access without your consent. Unfortunately ...

Android’s Photo Picker will support local and cloud search later this year. Currently, Android’s Photo Picker only sorts your gallery via albums, which you can’t even search through. This update was ...

This was introduced back in Android 13 and was praised by Ron Amadeo but every single time I've ended up having to use it, I just feel hopeless rage at Google. The photo picker is being used by more ...

Android 17 introduces a new Contacts Picker to fix the perpetual privacy flaw of all-or-nothing contact access. The tool allows selective sharing, giving apps only a one-time snapshot of necessary ...