Huge bug problem for Android smartphone users revealed on Google Play Store apps


The worst category of Android apps that have a bug in them were free ones. As many as 96% had some vulnerabilities in them, according to AtlasVPN data. — Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash

Most smartphones in the world run on the Android system. So, when a big problem is revealed, the impact is going to be global, involving hundreds of millions of users.

One such problem has just been highlighted by ZDNet, which said that the Android apps that are being used, each has as many as 39 security vulnerabilities, flaws or bugs, on an average that hackers can take advantage of. Among these are even banking and payment apps.

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