Despite its popularity among local government officials, Telegram messaging access is to be shut down in Russia following a court order.

The Pixel 2 XL's quiet recording bug is also "heard" on other messaging apps as well, such as Facebook Messenger, Allo and Telegram.

The self-proclaimed caliphate has been looking for ways to coordinate through a reliable encrypted communications medium and has taken to Android to do so.

Some unexpected WhatsApp link blocking appears to be present in the latest update for Android, preventing users from clicking links to competitor Telegram.