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So you want to build a viral app: Tips from an industry guru
Application Performance Monitoring

So you want to build a viral app: Tips from an industry guru

Industry expert Anushka Bandara shares key tips on building a viral app, focusing on user-friendliness, shareability, and value addition to ensure success.

By Sara Barker • 5 min read • Fri, 14th Jun 2019
Do you use the Peel Smart Remote app? Delete or update it now
Smart Home

Do you use the Peel Smart Remote app? Delete or update it now

Security firm Pradeo Lab urges users to update or delete Peel Smart Remote, which could be leaking personal photos and information to unknown servers.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 17th Apr 2019
Popular Android apps track users and violate Google's policies
Marketing Technologies

Popular Android apps track users and violate Google's policies

Thousands of popular Android apps are violating Google's policies by tracking users with persistent identifiers, according to AppCensus and Sophos.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Feb 2019
Android malware used to target North Korean defectors
Malware

Android malware used to target North Korean defectors

A malware called RedDawn used Google Play to apparently target North Korean defectors, according to security firm McAfee.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd May 2018
Parents beware! Malware may be hitchhiking on game apps
Malware

Parents beware! Malware may be hitchhiking on game apps

Cyber-criminals are targeting game apps intended for children, infecting them with 'AdultSwine' malware on Google Play, Check Point researchers warn.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 17th Jan 2018
Malicious cryptocurrency miners shift focus to Google Play
Crypto

Malicious cryptocurrency miners shift focus to Google Play

Cryptocurrency miners are spreading beyond computer operating systems and on to Android applications through Google Play.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 31st Oct 2017
Android banking Trojan stalks Google Play - again
Malware

Android banking Trojan stalks Google Play - again

It's a case of déjà vu for one particular Android banking Trojan, which has popped up on Google Play after being removed from the store this year.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Wed, 27th Sep 2017
GhostClicker adware infiltrated 300 apps on Google Play
Software Development

GhostClicker adware infiltrated 300 apps on Google Play

A pervasive auto-clicking adware by the name of GhostClicker has infected as many as 340 apps from Google Play.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 18th Aug 2017
Malicious apps discovered on Google Play - some lurking for more than a year
Malware

Malicious apps discovered on Google Play - some lurking for more than a year

Check Point, a security software company, has revealed that their researchers discovered another widespread malware campaign on Google Play.

By Alex Crossan • 2 min read • Tue, 30th May 2017
Don't pay for what is for free: Malicious Adobe Flash Player app found on Google Play
Malware

Don't pay for what is for free: Malicious Adobe Flash Player app found on Google Play

F11 did not contain any harmful code. Instead, it relied purely on social engineering, tricking users into paying €18 ($19) for Adobe Flash Player.

By Peter Stancik • 4 min read • Wed, 5th Apr 2017
Unit 42 discovers apps compromised by iFrames on Google Play
Firewalls

Unit 42 discovers apps compromised by iFrames on Google Play

A number of apps appearing on Google Play contained IFrames infections that link to malicious domains in their HTML pages. Unit42 gives details.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Mar 2017
ESET discovers fake Prisma apps full of trojans
Malware

ESET discovers fake Prisma apps full of trojans

ESET researchers reported fake versions of photo transformation app Prisma on Google Play, just ahead of the official app's launch last month.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Aug 2016
Fake apps on Google Play tricked users into paying
Malware

Fake apps on Google Play tricked users into paying

Many malicious developers try to trick users into downloading their apps by creating the illusion of a useful application.

By Lukas Stefanko • 4 min read • Mon, 18th Jul 2016
Gordon Ramsay will grill your skills in his newest mobile game
Gaming

Gordon Ramsay will grill your skills in his newest mobile game

Heard of that loud, gregarious and fiery British chef/TV star Gordon Ramsay? He now comes in app form, through a new game called Gordon Ramsay DASH.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 13th Jul 2016
Zendesk, Google Play help businesses respond to customer app reviews
Google

Zendesk, Google Play help businesses respond to customer app reviews

Zendesk has developed a platform designed to facilitate conversations between companies and consumer app reviewers through Google Play.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 23rd May 2016
Office for Android phone finally released
Storage

Office for Android phone finally released

Word, Excel and PowerPoint are now available as apps for Android phone users, including a new UI with a similar and consistent Office experience.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 25th Jun 2015

Stories from Other Regions

Google Play Store stories

Google Play's about to share its family with yours
Apps

Google Play's about to share its family with yours

Google Play is amping up its efforts to help users share their purchases with friends and/or family, with the introduction of Family Library.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 29th Jul 2016
New app sends last known locations
Data Privacy

New app sends last known locations

The app sends out notifications of last known locations once a battery goes flat, with the developers choosing tech friendly NZ to make their debut.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 31st May 2016