Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...

Microsoft is working on a useful upgrade for Phone Link that fixes one of the most annoying parts of streaming Android apps on Windows 11. A new expanded view option lets you stretch Android apps ...

Google may be working on a native App Lock feature for Android 17 that lets users secure specific apps without the restrictions of Private Space. This new API allows the default launcher to lock apps, ...

When it comes to mobile devices, iOS and Android dominate the market, yet the apps available on each platform differ in several important ways. Understanding these differences can help users make the ...

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 ...

Following the announcement yesterday, Gemini 3 Pro is now rolling out to the Gemini app on Android and iOS. This naming approach is mirrored in AI Mode: “Default: Fast all-around help” or “Thinking: 3 ...

Google will start taking action on Android apps in the official Google Play store that have high background activity and cause excessive battery draining. Apps that exceed a "bad behavior threshold" ...

While Android Auto may have its own quirks and shortcomings, it's one of the best and safest ways to use certain functions of your smartphone when driving. If you wish to make a call, play music, or ...

The first preview release of the Swift SDK for Android was published this week, allowing developers to build Android apps in Swift with official tooling and making it easier to share code across iOS ...

The Samsung Galaxy XR is designed to be a showcase for Android XR, Google's new AR / VR operating system, but unlike competing mixed reality headsets, Google says there will be few limits on the apps ...

For photographers looking to use a mobile device for high-end results, the camera app that comes installed on many Android phones rarely gives enough control over the camera hardware to achieve those ...