Tag Archives: Android Nougat

The Project Zero Contest — Google will Pay you $200,000 to Hack Android OS

Why waiting for researchers and bug hunters to know vulnerabilities in your products, when you can just throw a contest for that.

Google has launched its own Android hacking contest with the first prize winner receiving $200,000 in cash.

That’s a Hefty Sum!

The contest is a way to find and destroy dangerous Android vulnerabilities before hackers exploit them in the wild.
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What is Strictly Enforced Verified Boot in Android 7.0 Nougat?

As far as security is concerned, Google is going very strict with the newest version of its mobile operating system.

Until now, Google has not done more than just alerting you of the potential threats when your Android device runs the check as part of the boot process.

Android Marshmallow 6.0 does nothing more than just warning you that your device has been compromised, though it continues

Google finally announces Android N's name and It's not Nutella

No, it’s not Nutella.

Google has finally announced the official name of the latest version of its Android mobile software, codenamed Android N: “Nougat.”

Yes, the next version of sugary snack-themed Android and the successor to Android Marshmallow will now be known as Android Nougat, the company revealed on Snapchat and Twitter.
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The announcement comes days after Google set up