700000 Apps Removed By Google From Play Store That Hijacked Phones For DDoS Attack

Play Store

search giant Google recently threw out as many as android apps from its play store. Many of these apps had over 5 million downloads.

a team of researchers from several top tech firms has written a post to share information about the cyber attacks from a botnet that affected a number of apps on google play store this month.

the team also wished to know what is being done to curb further ambushes by cyber criminals

according to the post published by cloud delivery firm Akamai late on Monday, multiple content delivery networks (cdns) and content providers were subjected to significant attacks from a botnet dubbed ‘wirex’ on August 17.

a botnet is a network of private computers infected with malicious software and controlled as a group without the owners’ knowledge.

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Make Your App Indexed, Ranked & Installed By Simple Steps

Would you like to promote your App? AppSquadz a prominent mobile application development company provides some basic tips for helping your app to appear in Google’s ‘app pack’ search results.

Do you have an app that you’d like to rank in mobile search engine results? If so, you’re going to need to make room in your SEO strategy for app optimization.

For apps, there are distinct ranking factors. Although they are similar to ranking factors for a standard web page, there are differences that you need to know about.

Here’s how you can optimize your app to get the best possible rank.

According to a recent Google report, 27 percent of users find apps through a search engine. That’s up from 2 percent to 3 percent in 2014.

That trend will likely continue. Why? Because Google is emphasizing app downloads from search results while brushing aside Google Play as a search engine. Google has also become better at ranking apps, a trend we can expect to continue.

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Want To Create a Successful Mobile Application? Follow These 10 steps:

mobile application

Western smartphone makers, like Apple and Google, are increasingly looking east for growth, giving countries like India significant influence over the features they build into their phones.

India has the fastest-growing smartphone market in the world, accounting for 27.5 million devices sold in the second quarter of 2016, up 17 percent from the previous quarter, according to IDC.

To ensure the visibility of your app in such a complex, competitive market, you need to be very particular about the approach being followed for mobile application development. To create a successful mobile application, you need to follow a systematic approach to app development. Here we have listed 10 steps for mobile application development:

Step 1: A Great Imagination Leads to a Great App

To create a successful mobile application, the first thing you need to keep in mind is:

  • Identify a problem that your app can resolve
  • Decide the features of your app

The app should provide a customer with tangible benefits, including reducing costs via productivity enhancements, new revenue, or improving the customer experience.

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Android 8.0 Gets An Official Name, Oreo

Android 8.0

Google, exactly five months after unveiling the first beta build for the Android O mobile operating system, has given it an official name – Oreo. The 8.0 Android version was unveiled at the time of the solar eclipse event. The search giant few days ago already confirmed that it will be unveiling the official name of Android O on August 21.

Since past few months there were rumours suggesting the company to name Android ‘O’ as Oreo, given the dessert’s popularity across the globe. As the tradition goes, Google has been naming its Android versions after a dessert – Eclairs, Froyo, Gingerbread, HoneyComb, Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean, KitKat, Lollipop, Marshmallow and Nougat.

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21st August- Launch Date of Next Version of the Android

Launch Date

After having a series of Android version from Android 1.0, the first commercial version of the software, which was released on September 23, 2008, to Android 7.1 Nougat released On October 19, 2016. Now on 21st August 2017, Google has officially announced the launch date of next version of Google’s mobile operating system Android O.

Today, the company has decided to reveal the name of the next Android operating system and showcase some of its new features in an event in New York. They have also released a teaser video hinting at the name of Android ‘O’.

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Top Prominent Mobile App Development Company in GoodFirms Research

Mobile App Development Company

Mobile technology has brought a radical change in the lives of people. It has made the world small and connected us with all our necessities and luxuries. However, this has increased the use of smartphones among the users which has compelled various business verticals to consider this wherewithal strategy. Thus, enterprises and startups began to search for an expert mobile app development company which can provide commendable end-to-end mobile solutions.

According to the recent research executed by GoodFirms, AppSquadz is one of the prominent mobile app development company that excel in providing customized mobile applications. It follows a strict architecture specially designed to understand the key business challenges and provide the best mobile solution. The company comprises 80+ in-house development team members who are technically proficient and updated with the current trends.

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