Press
Sometimes I find stuff and people decide to write about it.
Stalkerware 'KidsGuard' leaked phone data from thousands of victims
While looking into some popular stalkerware apps I found a massive data leak
Exclusive Realme Watch Leak
On one of my tours through the depths of the internet I stumbled into detailed specs and renders of the upcoming Realme Watch
Google I/O 19 puzzle workaround
A misconfiguration on the backend allowed me to "solve" the riddle in under 2 minutes
- The Verge — Google’s I/O developer conference will kick off on May 7th
- engadget — Google's next I/O conference begins May 7th
- CNET — Internet solves Google I/O 2019 invite. Answer: May 7
- Android Authority — Google I/O 2019 to take place May 7-9 in Mountain View
- DerStandard — I/O: Googles große Entwicklerkonferenz startet am 7. Mai
- CNET France — La conférence Google I/O 2019 aura lieu le 7 mai
Google Play Artist Hub shutdown
Apparently no one else that received the E-Mail thought it was news worthy
- 9to5Google — Google Play Artist Hub shutting down April 30 w/ Google no longer offering direct portal for smaller musicians
- The Verge — Google is shutting down its Artist Hub as it transitions to YouTube Music
- CNET — Google Play closing Artist Hub as Play Music merges with YouTube Music
- XDA Developers — Google is shutting down the Play Artist Hub service on April 30th
- heise online — Google Play schmeißt unabhängige Musiker raus
Android Q adding support for ‘deep presses’
Found after digging into the new SDK docs
Possible Pixel Watch codenames leak
As always someone couldn't resist mentioning it on AOSP Gerrit
- XDA Developers — Possible Pixel Watch code-names may have just appeared
- Android Authority — Fish codenamed Google devices might be smartwatches, not smartphones
- Android Police — A wild new pair of Google device codenames appears! Say hello to 'medaka' and 'salmon'
- BGR — Mysterious Google devices codenamed 'Medaka' and ‘Salmon' spotted
Android Q Beta feedback app leak
I managed to find the FAQ for the Q beta before it was launched by reverse engineering the place holder site
Android Q to support Digital Wellbeing features in more apps
Found after digging into the new SDK docs
Cheetah Mobile's CM Launcher unsecured AWS bucket
This sure was way bigger than what I expected to find, when decompiling CM Launcher 3D.
Spotify Friends Stories UI
Spotify briefly tested this weird stories UI together with friends weekly
