Think your Pixel is hacked? Google now gives you a new way to check.

Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority

• Google has announced a Pixel Binary Transparency feature.
• This will let users manually verify their Pixel firmware to ensure it isn’t hacked.
• The feature joins Android Verified Boot in fighting against supply chain attacks.

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Google already offers an under-the-hood Android Verified Boot feature to check that your firmware comes from a trusted source. Now, the company has announced a way for users themselves to check that they’re running a trusted version of Android on their Pixels.

Google says the so-called Pixel Binary Transparency feature is a response to software supply chain attacks. These attacks see software being compromised before the device gets to users.

Author: Hadlee Simons. [Source Link (*), Android Authority]

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