X has released its rebuilt Android app, promising improvements in loading, scrolling, and notifications after a year of development. The app was built from scratch to enhance performance and enable faster feature development, aiming to entice more users in global markets.
Google Finance has released its first standalone mobile app for Android, integrating generative AI for market analysis and research. An iOS version is planned for later this year, alongside AI updates to the web platform, enhancing features like watchlists and portfolio tracking.
Google Finance has launched a standalone Android app and an AI-heavy redesign for its web experience, with an iOS app planned for later this year. The updates include real-time market data, a live news feed, an upgraded portfolio feature, and an AI chatbot capable of research and data-retrieval tasks.
Mechanism, known for its Steam Deck accessories, is releasing the Basegrip for Steam Controller on May 4. This accessory allows users to attach the controller to smartphones and other mounts, enabling a potential handheld console experience, though software limitations currently restrict its use primarily to Steam games.
Google's AI Studio allows users to create Android apps with simple text prompts, but the quality of the generated apps, including games and a calorie counter, can be poor and buggy, highlighting current limitations of AI in software development.
Google announced at its I/O conference that its Android CLI is now stable and will offer tools for AI agents, including those from competitors like OpenAI, to accelerate Android app development.
Google's AI Studio now allows users to create native Android apps using AI, reducing development time from weeks to minutes. The tool supports Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, with future plans for public publishing and Firebase integration.
Italian digital rights group Osservatorio Nessuno has published a report on Morpheus, a new spyware that masquerades as a phone updating app and steals data from targets' devices. The malware is linked to IPS, an Italian company operating for over 30 years providing lawful interception technology. The attack involved authorities coordinating with a telecom provider to block target's mobile data, then sending an SMS prompting them to install a fake update app. Once installed, it abused Android accessibility features and tricked targets into granting WhatsApp access via biometric prompts.
