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.

If your boot image or partition is corrupt, Android will either start in a limited-use mode (with your permission) or won't start at all. The feature will first show up in devices that ship with ...

Verified boot in Android 7.0 won't let your phone boot if the software is corrupt. By Ryan Whitwam. ... but strictly enforced mode will only be active on bootloader locked devices.

Android 7.0 devices won't start if boot image contains malware or corrupt data ...

While users have been alerted about their system security since Marshmallow, with the Nougat OS, Android will strictly enforce verified boot Android has introduced measures such as verifying your ...

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Android security: Multiple bootloader bugs found in major chipset vendors' code Beware of attackers inside your smartphone's bootloader code. Written by Liam Tung, Contributing Writer.

Asus has announced plans to unlock the bootloader on its Eee Pad Transformer Prime and bring Android 4 to the device by January 12. After facing customer scrutiny Monday for locking and encrypting ...