Can't unlock an Android phone? No problem, just take a Skype call: App allows passcode bypass

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as declared in A newly disclosed vulnerability in Skype for Android could be exploited by miscreants to bypass an Android phone's passcode monitor to view photos, contacts, and even launch browser windows. In this case, the Skype app allows users to access the photo and contact features without first checking if the person using the device was authenticated. Prior to going public, Kunushevci alerted Microsoft to the hole in October and waited for a patch to land. The vulnerability affects Skype on all versions of Android, according to the bug hunter. We note that the Skype app version differs depending on that version of Android you have installed, though essentially we're said new builds of the application installed or updated after Christmas by a version number over 8.15.0.416 ought be safe.

Android Weather App Collects Personal Data, Warns Upstream

Pre-installed weather app has been harvesting email addresses and mobile identity numbersAndroid users have another safety scare on their hands after safety experts warned that a pre-installed weather app is harvesting personal data. The warning, from safety specialists Upstream Systems, alleges that 'Weather Forecast – World Weather Accuaverage Radar' found on both the Google Play Store and pre-installed on Alcatel and Blackberry-branded smartphones, is syphoning off personal data. Upstream Systems said it begun its investigation after "an unusually high number of fraudulent transaction attempts in Brazil and Malaysia" from Alcatel devices. Digging deeper, Upstream Systems alleged that it had " identified that a pre-installed Weather forecast application, siphons a lot of data and attempts the fraudulent transactions.""It collects and transmits geographic locations, email addresses, IMEIs to a server in China and has a number of privacy invasive permissions on the device," stated Upstream Systems. "Tens of millions of Android phone users across the globe are being affected similarly the time downloading TCL's Weather-Simple weather forecast from Google's official Play Store," wrote Upstream.

JioBrowser Mobile App With Indian Languages Support Launched for Android Smartphones

as mentioned in JioBrowser: Features ExplainedThe JioBrowser app can be downloaded for free from Google Play Store. Now the biggest feature that Jio going to be touting is Indian language support. As mentioned above, the JioBrowser app has backing for eight Indian languages. The JioBrowser app takes on other lightweigh browser apps such as UC Browser Mini, Opera Touch and extremely on. The addition of Indian language backing going to draw a lot of attention to the JioBrowser application.