Verified boot has been a part of Android since version 4.4 KitKat, but Nougat will begin strictly enforcing it in order to keep malware and rootkits at bay. See also: Seagate unveils world's largest ...

In a bid to increase the security of the Android operating system, Google introduced a new check for malware as part of the boot process in all Android devices. Until Marshmallow, Android devices ran ...

Android 8.0 (Oreo) is the second newest version of Google’s Android OS available, still making its way to many flagship handsets, and Google has put out a detailed blog post that goes over some of the ...