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The Android security problem known as Stagefright is back, in a new and just-as-worrying form. The original Stagefright issue, which has has been causing concern for months, exploited a weakness in the Android media handler, allowing hackers to execute code through videos embedded in MMS messages. Now, a similar vulnerability has been discovered for audio files. Find out everything you need to know about Stagefright below.
A new Stagefright threat that targets Android phones through MP3 and MP4 files has been discovered. The code hides within the audio file and activates once users preview it or visit a page where the file is embedded. This audio preview function exists within most versions of Android, so nearly every Android device is susceptible to this exploit. The malicious code can also be sent to a user's phone via public Wi-Fi.
So far no infected devices have been reported. Google is currently working on a fix and says it will issue a security update in October. A rollout from individual carriers will begin soon after.
To learn more about the original Stagefright vulnerability and how to guard your phone against it, see our previous coverage below.
What is Stagefright ?
Stagefright has been called the biggest Android security concern ever. It occurs when malicious code is unknowingly triggered by media in multi-media messages (MMS). Stagefright could affect a billion devices, most particularly those running Android Jelly Bean or earlier. This number, if you've taken a recent look at the percentages of different Android versions currently in use, is staggering.
Only 18 percent of Android devices are running a version of Android Lollipop and less than three percent are using Android 5.1. More than 40 percent are running Jelly Bean or earlier. (KitKat also accounts for around 40 percent of users.)
The good news is that Google has clarified that, ever since Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, a technology known as Address Space Layout Randomizing (ASLR) has been a part of Android. ASLR supposedly protects users from the Stagefright attack method because the RAM an app uses is never the same.
But the process is not perfect and nefarious attempts to circumvent ASLR are apparently already underway.Researchers have already demonstrated how Stagefright can be triggered via apps or even URLs. Fortunately those avenues require the user to manually retrieve the video, unlike MMS, which is retrieved automatically.
How do I know if I am affected by Stagefright ?
How do you know if your phone is affected? You have a couple of options. Both of the following apps will tell you if you are vulnerable to the Stagefright.
How do I stop Stagefright ?
The bad news is there's not much you can do as an end-user. The current band-aid solution is to go into your messaging app's settings and turn off auto-retrieve for MMS (this goes for the default Messaging app as well as Hangouts).
You may also want to disable auto-downloads in WhatsApp. Go to Settings > Chat Settings > Media Auto-Download and make sure video auto-downloads are disabled under 'When using mobile data', 'When connected on Wi-Fi' and 'When roaming'.
Generally speaking though, steer clear of any suspicious MMS messages with videos in them, especially from people you don't know, and just hope your manufacturer and carrier get the patch out to you as quickly as possible.
As soon as you see a pending update on your device, install it immediately, and use one of the apps above to ensure you are no longer vulnerable. Of course, the apps will offer to provide you with protection if your device is vulnerable, but we have no way of telling how effective that protection is.
Which phones will get the Stagefright patch ?
Several manufacturers have already announced they will issue a Stagefright patch (and several will now start monthly security updates). We've listed the manufacturers that have made an announcement below, along with any devices that have been confirmed for the update.
Google Stagefright update
Naturally, Google was the first to announce a Stagefright fix for the Nexus line of devices (along with monthly security updates). Android One devices have reportedly been patched already.
- Nexus 6 Android update
- Nexus 5 Android update
- Nexus 4 Android update
- Nexus 9 Android update
- Nexus 7 (2013) Android update
- Nexus 7 (2012)
- Nexus Player
Samsung Stagefright update
Samsung was also quick to issue a statement about the Stagefright patch and monthly updates for its most popular devices. Various carriers, including Sprint and AT&T, were quick to issue statements and push the patch out for the devices listed below.
Several other popular devices, including the Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S3, are apparently on the 'to-do' list for a patch, but we don't know exactly when that will come.
- Galaxy S6 Android update
- Galaxy S6 Edge Android update
- Galaxy S6 Active
- Galaxy S5 Android update
- Galaxy S5 Active
- Galaxy Note 4 Android update
- Galaxy Note Edge Android update
Motorola Stagefright update
Motorola has now joined the Stagefright chorus, announcing a huge list of devices to be patched.
- Moto X Style (patched from launch)
- Moto X Play (patched from launch)
- Moto X (2014) Android update
- Moto X (2013) Android update
- Moto X Pro
- Moto Maxx/Turbo Android update
- Moto G (2015)
- Moto G (2014) Android update
- Moto G (2013) Android update
- Moto G 4G LTE (2015)
- Moto G 4G LTE (2014)
- Moto E (2014)
- Moto E (2013) Android update
- Moto E 4G LTE (2015)
- DROID Turbo
- DROID Ultra/Mini/Maxx
LG Stagefright update
LG confirmed to Wired that it would be updating several devices and launching monthly security updates, although no official statement has yet been issued. The devices that have apparently got the fix in the pipelines include:
- LG G4 Android update
- LG G3 Android update
- LG G2 Android update
HTC Stagefright update
HTC has also pushed the Stagefright patch to several devices, but no official statement has been made on monthly security updates.
- HTC One M9 Android update
- HTC One M8 Android update
- HTC One Android update
Sony Stagefright update
Like HTC and LG, no official statement has been issued from Sony, but the following devices have reportedly been patched for the Stagefright bug:
- Xperia Z4
- Xperia Z3 Android update
- Xperia Z3 Compact Android update
- Xperia Z2 Android update
Are you affected by Stagefright ? What are your thoughts on Android security issues ?
1. Uninstall apps from your home screen or app drawer
In Android Marshmallow you can now uninstall an app on your home screen or in your app drawer simply by long-pressing it. At the top of the screen you'll now see options for Remove or Uninstall on the home screen, or App Info and Uninstall in the app drawer. Simply drag the app icon to the one you want.
2. Activate Developer Options
Developer Options are nothing new, but there are a few new developer one in Android Marshmallow. To access Developer options, go to Settings > About Phone and tap Build Number seven times, until a toast pop-up notifies you that you are now a developer.
Back up a step and you'll see Developer Options listed right above About Phone. This is where you can enable USB Debugging, OEM Unlocking or Show Touches, tweak animations, or access some of the other tips below.
3. Choose between light or dark theme
We were surprised that the Nexus 6 didn't have a dark theme option, considering how good it would have been for battery conservation on its AMOLED display, but it's better late than never. Android M lets you choose between dark theme or light theme, although it is limited to the settings menu – the app drawer remains white and Google apps do not change.
To access the theme settings, go to Settings > Developer Options > Theme and choose from Light, Dark or Automatic.
4. Grant app permissions individually
Granular app permissions was the holy grail of the Android Marshmallow release. We all hoped it would pan out but no one really believed it would. We had always been told that denying specific app permissions within a third-party app could break it. Now, however, Android lets you manage app permissions individually, without developers having had to do anything, and everything seems to work swimmingly.
To access app permissions, go to Settings > Apps and tap an individual app to see its permissions. Then simply flip the switch for the permissions you do or don't want to grant it. You can also view a list of permissions to see which have been granted to which apps. Just go to Settings > Apps, then tap the overflow menu in the top right corner and go to Advanced > App Permissions.
5. Customise Quick Settings using UI Tuner
The UI Tuner is available once you've enabled the Developer Options mentioned above. Just go to Settings > Developer Options and flip the switch for Show System UI Tuner. Back up a step and you'll see System UI Tuner at the bottom of your Settings list.
In System UI Tuner, tap Quick Settings and you'll see a mockup of your Quick Settings shade. You can add tiles ( press the + at the bottom ), move the toggles around ( tap and drag ) or delete toggles ( tap and drag to the bottom ). Your changes will be reflected in the Quick Settings menu.
6. Get to know RAM Manager
Android M is all about giving us even more power over our beloved Androids, and RAM is a huge part of that. Go to Settings > Apps > Overflow Menu > Advanced > Memory to see a list of all your memory-hogging apps.
Tapping an entry will show you detailed info and give you the option to force stop the app if necessary. Take some time to familiarise yourself with this part of your Android – it's a great tool to help you understand what RAM usage is normal and what's out of the ordinary.
7. Find your Downloaded, Running, All and Disabled app tabs
The RAM Manager is also effectively the new home for the 'Running' tab that was in previous versions of the Settings > Apps section. Unlike previous Android versions, Android Marshmallow doesn't break your apps list down into tabs for ' Downloaded ', ' Running ', ' All ' and ' Disabled '.
The 'Running' tab now appears as RAM Manager; ' All ' and 'Disabled' are now options in a drop-down menu, accessible once you've disabled at least one app. The default view in Settings > Apps is the ' All ' apps tab. We'll have to wait and see how devices with SD cards display the information that was previously found in the 'SD Card' tab.
8. Automatically associate links
Android Marshmallow allows you to automatically associate specific apps with specific types of links. So if someone emails you a Twitter link, for example, you can set Twitter as the default app for opening such links, rather than picking from a list every time.
Although you could set certain apps as default apps before, the system didn't work all that well. Now you can associate specific domain URLS with an app of your choice. For example, all facebook.com links can be set to open either in Facebook, Tinfoil or another third-party Facebook app automatically.
To do this, go to Settings > Apps, then tap the overflow menu at the top right and go to Advanced > App Links, then flip the switch for the apps that you want to set to automatically intercept links from specific domains.
9. Ignore battery optimizations
Android Marshmallow delivers a great new feature called Doze. When your phone or tablet has been inactive for a while, Android Marshmallow will automatically hibernate it (although alarms and priority notifications can still come through).
You can also still use the Battery Saving Mode, just like in Lollipop. Now, however, you can exclude up to three apps from the battery optimizations imposed by Battery Saver or Doze, so they can run at full strength while everything else takes a rest.
Go to Settings > Battery and tap the overflow menu in the top right, choose Ignore Optimizations and select the apps you want this to apply to. You can access the same menu from Settings > Apps > overflow menu > Advanced > Ignore Optimizations.
10. Activate Google Now from the lock screen
You might have missed this one, but the lock screen shortcut to the dialer has been replaced by Google Now. This is a welcome change; you can use Google Now to call someone just by speaking (along with plenty of other things), so you haven't lost out on functionality by losing the dialer shortcut.
Simply swipe from the bottom left-hand corner of the lock screen to get Google Now ready to receive your voice command.
11. Enjoy Google Now on Tap
Google Now on Tap is easily my favorite feature in Android Marshmallow. It brings Google Now functionality to every part of your phone or tablet. There's no need to switch apps or copy and paste phrases anymore – once it's enabled, you can bring up Google Now on Tap from any app, simply by selecting text and long-pressing the Home button.
12. Disable notification peeking
Heads-up notifications, or 'peeking' as it is now referred to, is the feature that allows notifications to pop up over the top of your display. It was introduced in Android Lollipop, but since app developers now tend to enable peeking by default, Android Marshmallow gives you the power to decide if you want to allow it or not.
If these types of notifications bother you, you can go into Settings > Sound & Notifications > App Notifications, then select the app they're coming from, and switch off ' allow peeking '.
13. Check out the Android Marshmallow Easter Egg
The Android Easter Egg is one of the most pointless but fun parts of any new Android version. You simply go to Settings > About Phone and repeatedly tap the Version Number to find it. In Lollipop you'd see a giant lollipop, and if you long-pressed it, you'd be taken to a Flappy Bird clone.
In Marshmallow, tapping the version number, reveals an graphic of the letter M. When you tap it again, you get a marshmallow with android antenna.
This final tip will need you to get your hands dirty with rooting and flashing, but we wanted to include it anyway. Multi-window mode lets you open a separate app in a new 'pop out' window, so you can run two at once. This feature can already be seen on the Galaxy Note 4 and Note 5, but now you can get it on stock Android. Read the full tutorial over at the XDA Developers forums if you're interested.
Found any other hot Android Marshmallow tips and tricks you can share? What's your favorite? Let us know in the comments.
Android 6.0 Marshmallow has finally been released, but right now it’s only available on two phones:
The Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P. It’ll make its way to other flagships in the coming weeks, but as we know from experience it might take a while to reach everybody. No worries: here’s how to get Android Marshmallow features on your phone right now.
Android Marshmallow feature: manage app permissions
Have you been happily clicking OK to every app’s permissions list and now worry they’re sending your personal information to God knows where? Android Marshmallow enables you to allow or deny permission retrospectively, so you’re not stuck with the decisions you make when you first download the app. It’s very useful but it isn’t part of Android Lollipop. If you have a rooted device, however, the excellent XPrivacy can bring the same features to your mobile or tablet today.
Until Android 6.0 Marshmallow, clicking on a link within an application – such as a link you’ve been sent on WhatsApp or in an email – will automatically open the link in your default browser. And that’s fine, but a full browser has a hefty overhead that you don’t always want when you’re just investigating what the link is.
Chrome Custom Tabs in Marshmallow will address that by loading a stripped-back subset of Chrome that uses fewer system resources than the full Chrome browser. You can’t add it to Lollipop, but installing the ultra-light Link Bubble browser and making it the default will do much the same – no rooting required. What Link Bubble does is display a link in a little bubble, loading it in the background while you get on with what you’re doing.
Sticking with the subject of navigation, Smart Link is one of those little features in Marshmallow that you’ll soon wonder how you managed without. Instead of opening every kind of link in the web browser, Smart Link opens them in the appropriate app – so, for example, a link to a tweet opens in your Twitter app without opening the browser or asking you what app you want to use. On older versions of Android, you can get much the same functionality by installing the excellent TapPath.
In Android Marshmallow, the fingerprint sensor is supported throughout the OS, not just for unlocking your phone but for authorizing things such as payments. You can get similar functionality in recent Samsung devices thanks to PayPal and FIDO: go to Settings > Fingerprints > Pay with PayPal to enable the feature.
If you don’t have a fingerprint reader don’t worry: you can use ICE Unlock to turn your camera into a scanner, although it’ll only unlock your phone. That’s because while it works perfectly well as a phone unlocker, the camera can’t process the same level of detail as a dedicated fingerprint scanner, so the security isn’t strong enough to be trusted with your debit or credit card details. Still, it’s enough to keep your pals out without having to bother with long passcodes.
The Task Manager in Android Marshmallow has been significantly improved over previous versions and enables you to see what’s using the most or least RAM on your device. And it’s easy to get that on older Androids too: since Android first appeared, the Play Store has been packed with Task Manager alternatives including rogue app killers and app managers that can analyze what’s doing
what on your device. Here are some candidates :
Best apps for monitoring system performance on your Android device
Android Marshmallow feature: reorder the app drawer
The app drawer, the bit of Android that shows all the apps you’ve got on your device, has been changed for Android Marshmallow to make it more organized. The first four icons are your most-used apps, and after that the apps are organised alphabetically. In this case Google’s actually playing catch up with the Play Store, where you’ll find stacks of very good and very customizable app launchers. You’ll find some of our favorites here:
The app drawer, the bit of Android that shows all the apps you’ve got on your device, has been changed for Android Marshmallow to make it more organized. The first four icons are your most-used apps, and after that the apps are organised alphabetically. In this case Google’s actually playing catch up with the Play Store, where you’ll find stacks of very good and very customizable app launchers. You’ll find some of our favorites here:
Best Android launchers for your smartphone
Android Marshmallow feature: Doze and battery improvements
Battery life remains the Achilles heel of most devices, and in Android 6.0, Google has introduced a raft of energy-saving improvements including Doze and the ability to charge really quickly via USB-C. Sadly you can’t retrofit a USB-C port to your device but you can employ a variety of tricks to improve battery life and charging. We’ve included the best ones here:
Battery life remains the Achilles heel of most devices, and in Android 6.0, Google has introduced a raft of energy-saving improvements including Doze and the ability to charge really quickly via USB-C. Sadly you can’t retrofit a USB-C port to your device but you can employ a variety of tricks to improve battery life and charging. We’ve included the best ones here:
Android battery tips and tricks
Android Marshmallow feature: clever SD card support
Android Marshmallow can treat SD cards as if they were internal storage, without the limitations that applied to external storage. That means goodbye to storage limits for app installations or data associated with heavy duty apps. If you’ve rooted your device, Link2SD does much the same.
Android Marshmallow can treat SD cards as if they were internal storage, without the limitations that applied to external storage. That means goodbye to storage limits for app installations or data associated with heavy duty apps. If you’ve rooted your device, Link2SD does much the same.
Is there a killer Android Marshmallow feature we haven’t listed here? Do you have a favorite app that recreates a great Marshmallow idea? Let us know below.
It’s every blogger’s aim to get more visitors on his blog and more importantly users that STAY on the blog. Not everyone knows the tricks to lure subscribers on to their blog. However I do.
In post we’ll be telling you 3 Techniques to Make your Blog Lovely for Users so that it becomes a better bond between you and them.
Technique #1: Keep the Interaction Alive
At the end of your blog posts are there any questions that you ask your subscribers? Well, if you haven’t been doing it, you should. This is an easy strategy to keep your users and subscribers engaged in the talk.
Consider an example of yourself. If you were reading an amazing book and at the end of the book the author asks you a question, wouldn’t you want to answer it?
Blog posts work in exactly the same way. Here your subscribers can interact with you too by commenting.
Questions at the end of blog posts are a proven way to get a feedback on your blog. This will also make people scroll your blog for a minute or two. In addition, it is also a huge chance for you to interact with your subscribers. This is something that every blogger wants. A win-win.
Technique #2: Always be Ready to Help
Some readers contact you on your Facebook or Twitter when they need your help, others comment right in the blog comment section to seek some assistance from you. I’ve listed this point in my blogging tips quite a lot.
It doesn’t matter how you respond to all your readers. You can respond to them individually or even make a blog post on the topic that everyone was having a problem with. The bottom line is that you have to respond to them.
Make your aims different. Don’t talk to them just because you need followers and subscribers, talk to them because you want to help them.
This step helps in getting your readers the satisfaction they need to transform into better and loyal readers that keep reading your blog from time to time. Loyal readers also tell others about your work so in a manner it is also an advertisement method for your blog.
Techniques #3: Use the Showcase Widget
Did you know what area gets the most amount of clicks on Quicksprout? Well, the lame long sidebar. I’ve been using a showcase plugin by Quicksprout that enabled me to check the click percentage which was at an astounding 8%. What actually happens is that people read your article when they see a flashy title of one of your older articles and it just gets them hooked and you get more page views and more subscribers.
The plug-in isn’t that expensive either. The pro version costs around 12$ that too because its features are too good to be true. When the plug-in gets you double the revenue of it’s worth, it is a good buy.
What makes a certain website or site fruitful is characterized by the activity or the amount of guests that visit it consistently. Getting guests to your site includes elevating your web journal to get new guests and hold them returning by furnishing them with extraordinary experience. Essential thing is to get guests to your site or website is to provide them profitable data and upgrading your online journal for web search tools. Another important thing for fruitful sites is that they are extremely helpful and easy to use and guests like to return again and visit them regularly.
In our today’s blog post we are going to share some tips to Make Your WordPress Website Site User Friendly.
Loading Time of the Website
Make sure that your site loads quickly even if the internet connection is slow. One of the things that can baffle guests is waiting for too long for the website page to load. Your web journal needs to be improved and to load quick even on slow internet connection. In spite of the fact that the majority of the internet connections, today are quick, you can enhance your webpage for the few ones that don’t have fast internet speed. Your web journal once is online, will be obvious to everybody on the planet and all internet connections are not fast. The stacking time of your web journal could be diminished by evacuating components that hold much data. You can enhance the stacking pace of your website or site easily if you evacuate abundance high determination pictures and heavy flash animations from your site or blog.
Choose a Reliable Hosting Company
Utilize a trustworthy web hosting company for your site. There are various companies that offer web hosting services,and you can use them to have your site hosted by them. Picking a great web-hosting service could be exceptionally significant to make your blog more advantageous for your visitors and give them great experience. Downtime, high stacking time and other thing are reliant on your decision of web facilitating supplier. If your guests are seeing “404 not found”, when they attempt to visit your website or need to sit tight more than normal for your site page to load, you can imagine that they won’t be returning to your site.
Embed a Search Option
Place a search bar on your site. It is great practice to place a search bar on your website or blog. Including this feature will make your website simpler to explore. Better route means better encounter and the individuals going to your website will be more fulfilled. This will allow your visitors to easily find the post or content they might be looking for.
Divide your Site in Categories
Group your posts in categories. It will help guests to explore simpler and discover posts that they are intrigued by. All your posts might be gathered in one or more categories. Grouping of posts in classifications additionally help expand the positioning of your website.
Remove Non-working Links from your Site
Uproot dead or non-working links from your blog entries. It’s a great thought when composing blog entries to give connections to significant sites and different posts on your website. The guests likewise like when they discover important connections they can click on and visit sites as opposed to needing to sort the url by hand. However, if they discover that numerous connections on your website are joined to site pages that no more exist can disappoint them and they will begin to think that the data on your website is not up to date or that your blog entries are so old, and they will be staying away from your website. Checking your wordpress blog for dead connections might be monotonous errand, however, you have a plugin called Broken connection checker you can introduce and utilize to discover dead connections. Dead connections can harm the SEO of your site as well.
Use Relevant Tags
Tag your posts. Tags are a navigational class much the same as classifications. Posts in your website or blog, ought to be tagged with the most relevant and proper tags. That will help guests better explore your site, discover posts they are interested in and give them better encounter and increment movement to your site.
Do not Use Too Much Adds
Don’t put an excess of ads on your website pages. Placing an excess of ads is a thing that can help guests keeping away from your site. At the point when there are an excess of ads on the page is shocking to guests and can harm their experience. When putting ads on your site verify the range secured by ads is short of what the territory secured by your fundamental substance. It is important to mention here that some publicizing systems, like Google Adsense, limits the amount of ads placed on a page.
These are some of the tips that can help you make your WordPress blog easy to use and more helpful for your visitors. You can hope to get traffic to your website and have them returning customarily, if they discover your site is instructive and, attractive and simple to explore. Remember that if they will be returning and performing more activity on your site, means more chances to profit online with your WordPress blog.
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