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Breezy Weather, a free and open-source weather app praised for its features, is not listed on Google Play. Users can instead download its APK directly from GitHub, granting installation permissions manually to sideload the app.
Google's Android Pulse, a background system app that has existed since at least March, is now appearing as an available update in the Play Store, drawing attention despite most users never knowingly installing it. The app monitors devices for unusual resource consumption, such as apps suddenly draining battery or hogging memory and processing power, and already has more than 10 million downloads.
A troubleshooting guide outlines steps Android users can take when an app repeatedly crashes, starting with checking the Google Play Store for pending updates via the 'Manage apps and device' menu. If no updates are available, users are advised to visit the app's info page to clear its cache and force stop it before relaunching.
Zimperium researchers found a new version of the ToxicPanda Android malware that requests VPN service permissions to intercept and control device network traffic, allowing it to cut off communication with Google Play and Play Protect. The updated trojan, spread via Amazon AWS-hosted buckets, now supports 167 remote commands and phishing overlays for 349 banking, crypto, and e-wallet apps across 16 countries, plus a separate module that harvests PINs from 140 financial apps.