Présenté par Le Parisien comme « la botte secrète des narcotrafiquants pour protéger leurs données de la police », le système d'exploitation alternatif GrapheneOS, basé sur Android, est au cœur d'une vaste polémique. Ses développeurs ont publié un message incendiaire à l'encontre des autorités françaises.

Malgré son prix élevé (1 899 euros), le Pixel 10 Pro Fold est un smartphone pliant obsolète dès sa sortie, alors que Samsung, Honor ou Huawei réussissent des exploits avec des appareils de plus en plus fins et légers. Il est néanmoins un produit très bien pensé, notamment sur le logiciel, grâce aux optimisations de Google.

Android's Quick Share file transfer service can now work with Apple's AirDrop, allowing users to send files between iPhones and Android devices. Google has started rolling out the feature to its Pixel 10 family of smartphones. The cross-platform compatibility includes security protections that the company says independent security experts tested. Google said it built the feature in response to user requests for simpler file sharing between devices regardless of manufacturer. The company plans to expand availability to additional Android devices.

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C’est la fin d’une incompatibilité historique : Google annonce que ses smartphones peuvent désormais envoyer et recevoir des fichiers via le protocole AirDrop d'Apple. Une prouesse technique réalisée, contre toute attente, sans l'aide de la firme de Cupertino.

Dans une étude parue le 20 novembre 2025, les chercheurs de Threat Fabric mettent en lumière les capacités d'espionnage exceptionnelles d'un nouveau malware prêt à être déployé sur les téléphones Android. Son nom ? Sturnus.

Trois ans après le fiasco des Xiaomi Store, qui avaient tous fermé en France sur fond de liquidation judiciaire, le géant chinois fait son retour avec ses propres boutiques, cette fois-ci placées dans des grands centres commerciaux. Le but : préparer sa montée en puissance, alors que Xiaomi entend devenir encore plus incontournable en Europe.

Le Black Friday a déjà commencé avec une première vague de promotions sur de nombreux produits tech. Voici une sélection des meilleurs smartphones moins chers durant l’événement.

[Deal du jour] Les smartphones pliants vous font de l'œil, mais vous n'avez jamais franchi le pas à cause de leur prix souvent élevé ? La version FE du Galaxy Z Flip7 est en ce moment bien plus abordable pour le Black Friday.

Android's security team published a blog post this week about their experience using Rust. Its title? "Move fast and fix things." Last year, we wrote about why a memory safety strategy that focuses on vulnerability prevention in new code quickly yields durable and compounding gains. This year we look at how this approach isn't just fixing things, but helping us move faster. The 2025 data continues to validate the approach, with memory safety vulnerabilities falling below 20% of total vulnerabilities for the first time. We adopted Rust for its security and are seeing a 1000x reduction in memory safety vulnerability density compared to Android's C and C++ code. But the biggest surprise was Rust's impact on software delivery. With Rust changes having a 4x lower rollback rate and spending 25% less time in code review, the safer path is now also the faster one... Data shows that Rust code requires fewer revisions. This trend has been consistent since 2023. Rust changes of a similar size need about 20% fewer revisions than their C++ counterparts... In a self-reported survey from 2022, Google software engineers reported that Rust is both easier to review and more likely to be correct. The hard data on rollback rates and review times validates those impressions. Historically, security improvements often came at a cost. More security meant more process, slower performance, or delayed features, forcing trade-offs between security and other product goals. The shift to Rust is different: we are significantly improving security and key development efficiency and product stability metrics. With Rust support now mature for building Android system services and libraries, we are focused on bringing its security and productivity advantages elsewhere. Android's 6.12 Linux kernel is our first kernel with Rust support enabled and our first production Rust driver. More exciting projects are underway, such as our ongoing collaboration with Arm and Collabora on a Rust-based kernel-mode GPU driver. [They've also been deploying Rust in firmware for years, and Rust "is ensuring memory safety from the ground up in several security-critical Google applications," including Chromium's parsers for PNG, JSON, and web fonts.] 2025 was the first year more lines of Rust code were added to Android than lines of C++ code...

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Après le tollé que tollé qu'a suscité les restrictions d'Android annoncées par Google (https://sebsauvage.net/links/?NfwxuQ), Google va finalement autoriser l'installation libre d'application, mais ajoutera un processus probablement plus fastidieux pour autoriser ce "déblocage" (probablement avec de nouveaux avertissements) afin que les gens ne l'activent pas "par erreur" ou sous la contrainte d'un scammer (arnaqueur).
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Longtime Slashdot reader hadleyburg writes: For a user with an Android phone and who's happy to stick within the Google ecosystem, an Android tablet might seem like the more obvious choice over an iPad. Of course, iPads are a lot more popular, and asking about Android tablets is likely to invite advice about sticking with what everyone else has. The Slashdot community on the other hand -- being a discerning and thoughtful crowd -- might have some experience in this area and be willing to share the pros and cons they have found. The use case is someone not requiring any heavy usage -- no video editing or gaming -- just email, browsing, YouTube, video calls, and that sort of thing.

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Des aurores boréales peuvent se produire en France. Même quand les chances d'en voir à l'œil nu sont quasiment nulles, vous pouvez peut-être en observer à l'aide de votre téléphone portable. De quoi en profiter pour prendre vos meilleurs clichés : on vous explique comment faire, que vous ayez un iPhone ou un smartphone Android.

[Deal du jour] La gamme Poco de Xiaomi s’est fait une place de choix grâce à son excellent rapport qualité-prix. Le Poco M7 ne fait pas exception, et à moins de 100 €, il a clairement de quoi séduire celles et ceux qui cherchent un bon smartphone sans se ruiner.

Une mise à jour arrive pour Google Maps, qui se matérialise par un affichage en noir et blanc et une interface très épurée. But du jeu : épargner au maximum la batterie. Mais cette fonctionnalité n'est pas pour tout le monde.

Gemini is (finally) rolling out on Android Auto, replacing Google Assistant while keeping "Hey Google," adding Gemini Live ("let's talk live"), message auto-translation, and new privacy toggles. "One feature lost between Assistant and Gemini, though, is the ability to use nicknames for contacts," notes 9to5Google. From the report: Over the past 24 hours, Google has quietly started the rollout of Gemini for Android Auto, seemingly starting with beta users. The change is server-side, with multiple users reporting that Gemini has gone live in the car. One user mentions that they noticed this on Android Auto 15.6, and we're seeing the same on our Pixel 10 Pro XL connected to different car displays, and also on a Galaxy Z Fold 7 running Android Auto 15.7. It's unclear if this particular version is what delivers support, but that seems unlikely seeing as this very started rolling out last week. Android Auto 15.6 and 15.7 are currently only available in beta, so it's also unclear at this time if the rollout is tied to the Android Auto beta or simply showing up on that version as a coincidence.

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Nothing has announced that it will allow users to delete Facebook, Instagram and other Meta services from its mid-range and entry-level phones after users objected to the company's decision to pre-install these apps. The update will arrive by the end of November for devices running the Android 16-based OS 4.0 on the Phone (3a) series. Nothing said it will continue to pre-install partner apps on non-flagship devices in most regions. Devices in the United Kingdom, European Union and Japan will also come with TikTok installed by default. The company defended the practice by saying most users rely on these apps and that pre-installing them allows faster cold starts. Carl Pei's company blamed razor-thin margins on mid-range devices for the decision to bundle third-party software. Nothing did not address whether users can uninstall the service that powers newly introduced lock screen advertisements, which the company previously described as disabled by default and standard across the industry.

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Epic Games and Google have agreed to settle their long-running antitrust lawsuit. The settlement converts Judge James Donato's United States-only injunction into a global agreement extending through June 2032. Google will reduce its standard app store fees to either 20% or 9% depending on the transaction type. The company will also create a program in the next major Android release allowing alternative app stores to register and become what Google calls first-class citizens. Users will be able to install these registered app stores from a website with a single click using neutral language. The settlement addresses Epic's concerns about friction and scare screens that discouraged sideloading. Google will charge a 5% fee for transactions using Google Play Billing, separate from its service fee. Alternative payment options must be shown alongside Google Play Billing.

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[Deal du jour] Ne vous fiez pas à son prix modeste, avec son écran OLED et ses bonnes performances, le Galaxy A17 5G est un très bon modèle d’entrée de gamme. Il devient encore moins cher pendant le Black Friday.

[Deal du jour] Le Google 10 est un smartphone performant, endurant et un excellent photophone. Il est aujourd’hui moins cher chez Boulanger pour le pré Black Friday.

Google and Magic Leap have extended their partnership for another three years to develop Android XR glasses. They also showed off a new prototype concept that combines Google's Raxium microLED light engine with Magic Leap's AR optics, resulting in a lightweight, stylish pair of glasses that blends real-world vision with multimodal AI. 9to5Google reports: As noted by Android Central, a press release shared by Magic Leap adds some further technical details. This includes mentioning that Google's "Raxium microLED light engine" integrates with Magic Leap's tech to bring "digital content seamlessly into the world." As pictured above, the "display" portion of the lens is visible at some angles, but it's largely impossible to see. Magic Leap and Google will show an AI glasses prototype at FII that will serve as a prototype and reference design for the Android XR ecosystem. The demo shows how Magic Leap's technology, integrated with Google's Raxium microLED light engine, brings digital content seamlessly into the world. The prototypes worn on stage illustrate how comfortable, stylish smart eyewear is possible and the video showed the potential for users to stay present in the real world while tapping into the knowledge and functionality of multimodal AI. During the presentation, text on the nearby screens suggests that Magic Leap is mainly working with Google on the technology here, rather than bringing its own glasses to market. Magic Leap further hints at this in its press release, calling itself "an AR ecosystem partner" focused on "supporting global technology leaders that want to enter the AR market and accelerate the production of AR glasses."

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