Corbin is a tech journalist and developer who worked at Android Police from 2016 until 2021. Check out his other work at corbin.io. Domain Name System, or 'DNS' for short, can best be described as a ...

Google has added support in Android for an experimental feature that will encrypt DNS requests and prevent network-level attackers from snooping on user traffic. This new feature is named "DNS over ...

You may have noticed a setting on Android called Private DNS. It's on by default, and you're best off leaving it that way. Here's how it protects you.

The Internet Domain Name System translates an alphabetical website address into the numeric Internet Protocol address associated with that site. When, for example, you type "www.examplesite.com" into ...

Google is rolling out DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) support to Chrome for Android, starting with devices where the web browser has been updated to version 85. DoH enables DNS resolution over encrypted HTTPS ...

Google said today that Chrome for Android will soon support DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH), a protocol that encrypts and secures DNS queries to boos user privacy. DoH support is already available for desktop ...

DNS over HTTPS (DoH) makes it so that malicious third-parties cannot see what you’re visiting or redirect you to phishng sites. After introducing to desktop browsers, Google is bringing Secure DNS to ...

About a month ago, Google announced that the rules around sideloading apps -- the ability to install apps from unverified developers, bypassing Google's Play Store -- onto Android devices were set to ...

Formerly called Google Ideas, Jigsaw is an Alphabet company tackling global security challenges with technology. The incubator’s latest Android application is called Intra and works to combat online ...

The October 2025 Google System Updates have arrived, packed with performance boosts and behind-the-scenes fixes to make your browsing, streaming, and gaming feel smoother than ever.