Hangouts won’t be your do-it-all messaging app anymore. Photo: Cult of Android

Google Hangouts could lose its ability to send and receive SMS and MMS messages on Android.

A “trusted source” claims Google has decided it’s no longer a good idea to make Hangouts a do-it-all messaging app, but it’s not totally clear why the company has had a change of heart.

Beware the latest Android flaw.

Security researchers have discovered yet another nightmare Android flaw that allows hackers to gain access to your device with just a text message. The flaw affects around 95% of devices running Android 2.2 through 5.1.

Not all Mario is good. Screenshot: Nintendo

One of the biggest reasons to choose Android over other platforms is the ability to play classic console games with the help of an emulator. But you should be careful when searching for your next one, because there’s new Android malware out there that disguises itself as retro Nintendo games.

The OnePlus One gets Android 5.1 (unofficially). Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

OnePlus may be painfully slow at bringing Lollipop to the One, but third-party developers are not. The popular device just got its first unofficial CyanogenMod 12 ROM, which is based on Google’s latest Android 5.1 firmware.

Yay!

Google Messenger, the default SMS client for Nexus users and those with pure Android operating systems, now supports animated GIFs, allowing you to send awesome images like the one above to your friends. It also just got a great new widget.