Pas de virus sur les postes, pas de trafic suspect, aucune faille exploitée pour le vol : un groupe lié à la Chine a siphonné des courriels sensibles pendant plus d'un an grâce à une simple fonction d'administration de Google Workspace.
È tempo di novità per gli smartwatch con Wear OS. In settimana Google ha portato sui Pixel Watch l'aggiornamento a Wear OS 7, ma ci sono modifiche anche per chi è ancora fermo a Wear OS 6. In distribuzione infatti c'è l'update alla versione 165 dell'app Telefono di Google che risulta disponibile pure su Wear OS 6 e porta un design aggiornato, con un'interfaccia finalmente più moderna ed allineata al Material 3 Expressive.
La novità più evidente riguarda la schermata principale dell'app Telefono. Se prima presentava un semplice elenco che consentiva di accedere a Preferiti, Recenti, Contatti, tastierino numerico e segreteria telefonica (come mostrato dalle due immagini superiori), con il nuovo aggiornamento invece l'app si apre direttamente sulla cronologia delle chiamate recenti (lo vediamo nella coppia di immagini inferiore).
Le varie schede sfruttano peraltro il sistema Dynamic Color, adattando i colori all'aspetto generale del sistema, mentre nella parte superiore trovano posto due grandi pulsanti dedicati all'accesso rapido ai contatti e al tastierino. A
Che personaggio, che è stato, Steve Ballmer, negli anni al timone di Microsoft: sotto la sua guida il colosso di Redmond ha fatto tante grandi cose, ma tra gli appassionati tech probabilmente sarà ricordato più che altro per la sua personalità sopra le righe e le sue previsioni tanto sicure di sé quanto, con il senno di poi, fuori strada. Quando sminuì il primo iPhone perché non aveva una tastiera fisica ed era scomodo mandare le email. Quando lanciò lo Zune. Quando degli attori vestiti da Windows Phone fecero il funerale a iPhone. O quando disse che Google Chrome era rilevante come “un errore di approssimazione” nella guerra dei browser.
Quest’ultima sparata era stata fatta in una vecchia intervista intorno al 2009, quando oggettivamente Chrome era stato appena lanciato e Microsoft aveva un dominio praticamente assoluto del settore con Internet Explorer (eravamo al 75% di quote circa). Ma se n’è riparlato proprio in questi giorni grazie a un intervento dell’attuale CEO di Google, Sundar Pichai, che ha tenuto il discorso di fine anno presso la sua alma mater, l’università di Stanford.
A Google DeepMind alimenta o sistema de inteligência artificial do satélite YAM‑9 que, desde que está em órbita, consegue identificar autonomamente aquilo que é necessário visualizar.
Da qualche giorno Android 17 è sbarcato sui Google Pixel. E si sa, gli aggiornamenti portano novità ma anche qualche bug. E l'ultimo major update non fa eccezione: in particolare, diversi utenti hanno segnalato la scomparsa improvvisa dei widget dalla schermata Home. Con un un aggravante non da poco: in molti casi risulta impossibile ripristinarli.
WIDGET SPARITI
La situazione non è del tutto nuova. Le prime segnalazioni erano infatti emerse già nei mesi scorsi durante il programma beta di Android 17, ma il problema sembra essere riuscito a superare tutte le fasi di test fino ad arrivare alla release definitiva.
Le testimonianze pubblicate nelle ultime ore su Reddit descrivono uno scenario piuttosto simile. Dopo aver installato Android 17, alcuni utenti si sono ritrovati con una schermata Home svuotata dei widget precedentemente configurati. Il problema non riguarda soltanto la loro scomparsa: in molti casi i widget interessati non risultano più disponibili nemmeno all'interno del selettore dedicato, rendendo impossibile aggiungerli nuovamente. Dalle segnalazioni emerge inoltre che il comportamento sembra colpire soprattutto i widget già presenti prima dell'aggiornamento, mentre quelli aggiunti successivamente potrebbero non essere interessati dall'anomalia.
Gmail sta creando qualche grattacapo a diversi utenti, soprattutto a chi utilizza uno smartphone Google Pixel. Più di una segnalazione descrive comportamenti anomali dell'app: tentando di rispondere alle email, la tastiera semplicemente non compare e rende la cosa impossibile da mandare avanti.
COSA STA SUCCEDENDO SU GMAIL
Tutto avviene proprio a seguito del tentativo di iniziare a scrivere un'email di risposta. Invece della tastiera, alcuni utenti vedono comparire soltanto il riquadro associato alla funzione "Aiutami a scrivere", vale a dire lo strumento basato sull'intelligenza artificiale che suggerisce contenuti e aiuta nella stesura dei messaggi. Il risultato è che la risposta rimane bloccata ancora prima di essere scritta.
Le segnalazioni arrivate online, tra cui quelle su Reddit, coinvolgono soprattutto i possessori di dispositivi Pixel, anche se almeno un utente Samsung avrebbe riscontrato lo stesso bug. Quindi è plausibile l'ipotesi che il malfunzionamento non sia legato ad uno specifico modello di smartphone ma direttamente a Gmail.
Google DeepMind’s AI Control Roadmap shows how advanced AI agents may need enterprise-grade safeguards, including monitoring, access controls, auditability, and real-time blocking for high-risk actions.
Google rilascia un importante aggiornamento per l’app Health, quella che da quasi un mese, dopo aver “fagocitato” la piattaforma Fitbit, è sostanzialmente l’ecosistema unico per i prodotti della grande G. A ricevere le novità della versione 5.02 sono sia gli utenti Android che coloro che la utilizzano su iOS, con i primi che ne ricevono un po' più dei secondi.
In estrema sintesi, Google Health 5.02 porta maggiori possibilità di personalizzazione, con la possibilità ad esempio di riordinare con un semplice drag and drop le metriche chiave della scheda salute, migliorie per la gestione di cibo e alimenti, una migliore visualizzazione dei pisolini, un’analisi del sonno più accurata e il ritorno dei grafici per l’attività oraria. Alcune delle novità saranno apprezzate da chi si sente "orfano" dell'app Fitbit.
Ecco l’elenco completo dei cambiamenti che riguardano Google Health 5.02 sia per Android che per iOS:
Google’s latest and greatest Android version is officially now out in the world and available — but if you’re using any phone other than a Pixel, that doesn’t mean much for you just yet.
Hold the phone, though — ’cause there is some good news here: While we can’t force any Android phone-maker to start treating software support as a priority, we can get creative and find ways to bring interesting new Android features to devices running older Android versions. In fact, all four of the Android 17 features I called out earlier this week can be emulated on any Android phone this instant. All it takes is a teensy pinch of inspiration and a dash of tenacity — and, of course, the right roadmap to make it all come together.
The tenacity’s on you, but if you’re game, I’ve got your roadmap ready. Here’s exactly how to enjoy a similar sort of Android-17-style sorcery on whatever phone you’re using right now — as far as some of the more surface-level highlights, at least — without having the actual Android 17 upgrade in front of you.
The most shape-shifting Android 17 of all, without a doubt, is Bubbles — a snazzy new way to turn any app into a floating, collapsible window that’s readily available for on-demand access but also out of your hair when you aren’t actively using it.
Android 17’s Bubbles multitasking system in action.
Look over this list of crafty Bubbles-bringing workarounds and see which makes the most sense for you. One way or another, you’ll find yourself facing a fantastic new option for multitasking anytime you want it — no waiting or out-of-reach upgrades required.
Android 17 feature #2: Smarter location access
Our next Android 17 addition is a little trickier to emulate without the actual operating system update in the equation. But fear not, for this is Android — and when there’s a will, there’s a way.
The feature of which we speak is an expansion of Android’s framework for how apps can access your location. It’s a two-parter: First, whenever any app is accessing your location, you’ll now see a blue dot appear in the upper-right corner of your screen — and if you swipe down once from the top of your screen to open your notification panel, you can actually tap on the location icon that appears in its place to get detailed info about exactly which app or apps are involved. Second, when an app asks to access your precise location, Android 17 adds in the option to allow such access only temporarily — for that one brief moment and purpose — without giving the app permanent permission for ongoing use.
The second part, unfortunately, is challenging to achieve without Android 17 being present. But the first part is something we can make happen with a sliver of creative zest.
The trick revolves around a classic third-party app called Privacy Dashboard. Privacy Dashboard came about back in the Android 12 era, when Google first introduced a full-fledged privacy dashboard into Android and certain devices were lagging behind and taking too long to adopt it.
With Android 12 now being five years old, the app hasn’t had much need in recent years — until now. Interestingly enough, the ability to see full details about ongoing location access and then tap to adjust the associated app’s settings is something Privacy Dashboard has long offered. And it’s consequently a great way to bring that newfound native ability from Android 17 onto a device running an older Android version.
The catch is that because of the limited need for the app all this time, it’s no longer being actively developed — and as a result, if you hadn’t previously downloaded it, the Play Store will probably give you an error saying it’s made for an older Android version and can’t be installed on your device.
It will still work, though, and it’s perfectly functional and effective.
Provided you’re comfortable and that this won’t violate any of your company-associated policies, you can download the original verified Privacy Dashboard app package from my own personal Drive storage. I saved it using the Google Files file manager and then uploaded it directly to Drive. It’s quite literally the same exact app you’d get from the Play Store, if the Play Store would let you download it — and while I wouldn’t often advise installing apps from unknown sources, I don’t exactly consider myself to be “unknown” (most of the time). So as long as you share that same trust, you can grab the app from me and put it on any device you want.
Once you get the app installed and give it the permissions it needs to operate, open ‘er up and tap the “App Settings” options on its main screen. Tap the line that says “Indicator Customization,” beneath “Privacy Indicators,” then flip the toggle next to “Click action” into the on and active position.
Aaaaand, that’s it: Anytime an app is accessing your location, you’ll see a green location icon appear in the upper-right corner of your screen. And tapping it will take you to the system-level timeline of exactly which apps have accessed your location recently, for added context.
Privacy Dashboard was ahead of its time with its Android-17-reminiscent location access indicators.
JR Raphael, Foundry
Before you install Privacy Dashboard, you might also want to try just opening an app that you know accesses your location — like Google Maps — and seeing what, if any, indicator appears in the corner of your screen and if you can tap it. While that ability is technically associated with Android 17, it was actually included in an earlier Android quarterly update, and it’s possible your device may already have that piece of the puzzle in place even if it isn’t yet running Android 17.
Android 17 feature #3: More dynamic dark mode
Android’s dark mode is better than ever as of Android 17, with a nifty new way to force each and every app to respect your device-wide dark mode setting and adjust its interface to a less glary look — even if it doesn’t technically support the option.
Dark mode in Android 17 includes a useful new “Expanded” option.
JR Raphael, Foundry
Well, get this: If your phone’s Android software is reasonably recent, it’s entirely possible you can unlock the very same function by adjusting a few out-of-sight system settings.
Try this:
First, you’ll need enable Android’s developer options, if you haven’t done that previously.
That’s a special, typically hidden section of Android’s system settings with all sorts of advanced options that aren’t typically intended for average phone-usin’ folk to futz around with.
There’s no risk to you or your phone with enabling ’em, and as long as you follow the instructions here exactly and enable only the one single setting we’re about to go over, it’s actually quite easy. (It’s also quite easy to undo, if you ever decide you aren’t into it and want to go back.) But we are pokin’ around in an area of Android that’s meant mostly for developers, and if you veer off-course and mess with the wrong setting, you could make a mess — so follow the steps closely, capisce?
The process for enabling Android’s developer options may sound strange, but I swear it works: Head into the “About phone” section of your system settings, tap “Software information,” if needed, then find the line that says “Build number.” Tap your finger on it seven times, then enter your PIN or password, if prompted, and confirm that you want to activate the developer options.
Now, go back to your main settings screen and either tap on the “Developer options” that appears within that list or tap “System” and then tap “Developer options” from there.
Scroll down through that section until you see an option called “Force Dark mode.” Flip the toggle next to it.
Android’s developer settings holds the secret to Android-17-style “Extended” dark mode, even on older Android versions.
JR Raphael, Foundry
And there ya have it: You should now be able to open any app, even if it doesn’t officially support dark mode, and see it shift into a darkened state whenever you have dark mode enabled at the system level.
Easy peasy, no?
Android 17 feature #4: A more comfy all-around view
Our final Android 17 feature is a saucy little somethin’ called Comfort View. It applies a softer, pastel-oriented filter to your display with automatic adjustments based on your current viewing environment in order to make your screen easier on the eyes.
If you’re using a Samsung device, you may already have something similar in place even with an older Android version. Look in the Display section of your system settings and see if you see something called “Adaptive color tone,” then try activating it if it’s there — and/or look for “Screen mode” and play around with some of the settings in that area to see vaguely similar sorts of adjustments. It isn’t quite as intelligent or automatic as the new incoming Android-level equivalent, but it’s a start!
In any other scenario — or if you just want more nuance and control, even with a Samsung gizmo — grab an app called Twilight. It’ll let you tweak all sorts of specifics about the appearance of your screen, and while it’s presented mostly for nighttime optimization, you can use those same controls to create your own custom modes for any scenario imaginable.
Twilight can help you recreate effects similar to Android 17’s Comfort View.
JR Raphael, Foundry
The app doesn’t collect or share any manner of data, and while it does offer a $10 Pro upgrade, the free version is perfectly functional for most purposes.
And with that, give yourself a pat on the back: Your phone is officially now set up to showcase some of Android 17’s finest flavors — even without the software itself being available to you yet.
That, my friend, is quite an accomplishment. Well done.
Google ufficializza i dettagli sulla verifica degli sviluppatori, un provvedimento controverso che da mesi fa discutere la community. In un post sull’Android Developers Blog, Google spiega che le nuove misure di protezione basate sulla verifica degli sviluppatori saranno obbligatorie da fine settembre, il 30.
Si inizierà da pochi Paesi, quattro: Brasile, Indonesia, Singapore e Thailandia, ma è evidente che con l’obiettivo di "rafforzare la sicurezza dell'ecosistema e impedire ai malintenzionati di nascondersi dietro l'anonimato per rilasciare app dannose” la misura avrà rapidamente ampio respiro. Lo dice Google stessa: “Estenderemo a livello globale queste protezioni valide per tutte le app sui dispositivi Android nel corso del 2027”.
Google spiega che Android verificherà le installazioni di app provenienti dai seguenti store:
Tra le tante novità introdotte da Android 17 ce n’è una in particolare che farà molto piacere a utenti avanzati e sviluppatori: una profonda revisione di ADB wireless. La nuova versione del tool, ora chiamato ADB Wi-Fi 2.0, promette di eliminare i tanti problemi di affidabilità visti in precedenza. In un video di approfondimento Fabien Sanglard, responsabile tecnico di ADB in Google, ha spiegato che la vecchia versione era instabile soprattutto perché faceva ricorso a librerie esterne, non progettate specificamente per questo scopo. Ora la società ha rimediato.
Per fare un esempio, Sanglard ha detto che alcune di queste librerie provenivano addirittura dal mondo Chromecast / Google Cast, e non gestivano correttamente i cambiamenti di rete o il passaggio tra differenti access point. Con ADB Wi-Fi 2.0, le vecchie dipendenze sono state sostituite da una nuova libreria sviluppata internamente in linguaggio Rust, progettata per monitorare in modo efficiente i cambiamenti della connessione su Windows, macOS e Linux. Sui dispositivi Android veri e propri, invece, si passa direttamente dallo stack nativo dell’OS dedicato alla scoperta dei servizi di rete.
Almost 20 years ago, Google pitched Android as the more open alternative to Apple's walled garden. Last year, Google announced it would begin erecting its own walls through developer verification. The company has issued an update on its plans, affirming that the verification system will begin rolling out in select countries later this year. We're also learning which app stores are participating in verification and the timeline for key features like the recently revealed "advanced flow" for bypassing verification.
Google has claimed that developer verification is a necessary change to smartphone software distribution, pointing to the increased prevalence of scams that trick Android users into installing malware apps. Google's solution requires verifying the identities of developers outside the Play Store just like it does for devs publishing on its platform. This has proven to be a contentious change for myriad reasons.
In the new blog post, Google's Matthew Forsythe confirms that the developer verification system is slated to come online on September 30 of this year. The initial deployment will be limited to countries with a high level of app scams: Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand.
Almost 20 years ago, Google pitched Android as the more open alternative to Apple's walled garden. Last year, Google announced it would begin erecting its own walls through developer verification. The company has issued an update on its plans, affirming that the verification system will begin rolling out in select countries later this year. We're also learning which app stores are participating in verification and the timeline for key features like the recently revealed "advanced flow" for bypassing verification.
Google has claimed that developer verification is a necessary change to smartphone software distribution, pointing to the increased prevalence of scams that trick Android users into installing malware apps. Google's solution requires verifying the identities of developers outside the Play Store just like it does for devs publishing on its platform. This has proven to be a contentious change for myriad reasons.
In the new blog post, Google's Matthew Forsythe confirms that the developer verification system is slated to come online on September 30 of this year. The initial deployment will be limited to countries with a high level of app scams: Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand.
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