Ever since KitKat, Android has verified your device's boot process to make sure that rootkits and other forms of malware don't operate undetected. However, it hasn't done much more than alert you ...

Android Nougat will begin strictly enforcing verified boot on Android devices, a move that will make it harder for malware to hide on smartphones and tablets. But it could also cause devices with ...

Google has revealed a new boot check in Android Nougat that prevents the phone from loading if your phone is corrupt, has malware or has been modified.

There are some hitches. The problem is that data corruption could cause devices to fail to boot up because the verified boot process runs into problems that it can't correct.

Android Nougat will check for malware when it boots up on a device. If it finds malware, the OS won’t boot up. The malware check during boot was part of Marshmallow as well, but the phone would ...

State of AI Report A system integrity feature that prohibits Android mobile devices from booting when the presence of malware is suspected will now be strictly enforced in version 7.0, Nougat.

The Nexus devices(and some non-Nexus devices)have begun getting their updates to the latest version of Android. Android 5.0 Lollipop is finally upon us ...