Manufacturers of Android phones vulnerable Cause settings could help advance Mixcloud Android MobileIron MDM

According to a study conducted by computer science researchers at North Carolina State University, changes manufacturers made to the stock Android software were responsible for more than 60 percent of the security flaws uncovered in phones from different handset companies. Marc Rogers, principal security researcher at the mobile security software company Lookout, says the problem of overprivileged apps is common to app developers in general, not just specific vendors. Researchers also hunted for security issues that might let apps act as if they have permission to do things they aren’t authorized to do, or that could let apps share sensitive user data without permission.

Overall, researchers determined that between 65 percent and 85 percent of the 177 security vulnerabilities on the Samsung, HTC, and LG smartphones originated from manufacturer customizations; 38 percent of the 16 weaknesses encountered on the Sony smartphones came from that source.

Already, according to the company, more than half of their customers are using Android devices under management by MobileIron; 30 customers have over 1000 Android devices under management. But IT still sees Android as risky, and deployed iOS devices vastly outnumber Android devices.

Containerized Native Email. Mobile Application Management (MAM) products allow developers to "containerize" an app to make it manageable and to provide fine-grained security. MobileIron, as part of a partnership with Divide (formerly Enterproid), will provide a containerized version of the native Android Mail client built from the Google Android distribution.

Because it's the standard Android Mail app, users will have a familiar experience and the app should work on all Android distributions.  A containerized IBM Notes Traveler app. Secure tunneled browsing. Samsung KNOX support. MobileIron is the first commercial licensee of Samsung KNOX. One of the reasons I prefer using Android smartphones is the abundance and functionality of software keyboard options.

Accessibility: The Swype keyboard now supports Android’s “Talkback” and “Explore by Touch” accessibility features. When accessibility features are enabled and the user inputs text on Swype, it will be spoken back to the user. Once activated, the keyboard will highlight and announce the first word in the word choice list. Bilingual Support: Swype now features intuitive bilingual support for alphabetic languages that allows users to quickly and easily enter text in two selected languages, and words suggested by Swype will automatically adjust to the bilingual user’s language preference. Personalize Your Keyboard: People can also enjoy customizable keyboards that let users decide how big, small, wide or tall they would like their Swype keyboard to be. For instance, people can choose split and mini left/right keyboards for phablets, or landscape mini left/right keyboards for smaller devices.

Radio and podcast streaming service Mixcloud has rebuilt and re-released its Android app with a new user interface that focuses on providing tailored radio recommendations.

Mixcloud's major competitor in the music upload market is Sound Cloud, but unlike that service, Mixcloud's users aren't allowed to upload individual songs to the service. Anyone can upload shows to the service. Both updates are available now on the Google Play store and Apple's App Store.