Samsung has the upper hand over Google when it comes to customizing what happens when you double-press the power button.

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Android is getting a host of new theft protection updates from Google, designed for users on Android 16+. The ...

Google on Tuesday announced an expanded set of Android theft-protection features, designed to make its mobile devices less of a target for criminals. Building on existing tools like Theft Detection ...

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Google may have released Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 at the worst possible time of the day, but we’re still going ...

Google looks to be adding an option in Android 17 that will allow users to remap the controls for games to whatever buttons they want on a connected controller. This is something that is technically ...

If you use more than one Android device with the same Google account, you know how messy things can get. Tracking which apps are installed on which phone or tablet can quickly become confusing. The ...

Stock Android is finally gaining the ability to reorder its classic three-button navigation bar. The setting, now live in an early build, allows users to flip the layout (e.g., placing the Back button ...

Restarting an Android device is easy: you press the power button in combination with either the volume up or down button, and tap Restart in the power menu. But what if one of those buttons isn't ...

Ever wanted to set up private space on Android without anybody knowing? Android 15 is the first operating system to present this game changer, in which you can build an entirely hidden space in which ...

Rebooting your Android phone is often recommended as one of the ways to remove any temporary bottlenecks in the phone's performance, as it clears the memory, closes any unused apps running in the ...

Back in 2011, Google made a tough call, making one of the biggest changes to Android over the years. Until then, devices running the mobile operating system had come with a distinctive set of hardware ...