Phone privacy settings leak personal data by default-disable ad tracking, location sharing, microphone access, and 5 other controls to stop surveillance.

Google's feature-packed mobile OS contains many useful tools just underneath the surface. Ahead of Google I/O, we’ve rounded ...

The first step is turning on Data Saver mode. This setting stops certain apps from sending or receiving data in the ...

A new option in Android 16 Beta 2 allows users to easily change system measurement units, temperature units, and more “Regional preferences.” Android has, on a system level, long set a “default” for ...

Android’s ability to open up apps by default when certain links are selected or certain pages visited in Chrome or another browser is a powerful feature. But that doesn’t always mean it’s a desirable ...

Android will soon ask if you want to enable Desktop Mode or mirror your screen when connecting to an external display. A new “don’t ask me again” checkbox allows the system to remember your preference ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Google Play Services is responsible for many features on modern Android, and its primary settings menu is now getting a redesign. Update 2/1/24: After first appearing in beta, this redesign of Google ...

Skip the optimizer apps. Simply enable Android Developer Options to unlock these performance-enhancing features. It's much ...