Android's openness doesn't come without a price, and one of the most cited costs is security. Unlike Apple's walled garden, Google has a hard time completely disallowing the installation of apps from ...

Though Xiaomi phones are all good and provide a good price-to-spec ratio, using MIUI that is full of bloatware and ads, ruins the entire experience. But the latest MIUI 12.5 adds some essential ...

Xiaomi is testing a new system installation mode called “Pure Mode” to restrict sideloading of Android apps on MIUI. The optional feature is designed to enhance the security of Xiaomi phones.

Xiaomi's MIUI Pure Mode will disable sideloading apps on Android to protect its users from the proliferation of malicious apps outside the Google Play Store, which, in some cases, steals information ...