As Android OEMs charge more for higher storage tiers, a new reader poll confirms that most would welcome the return of the ...

Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...

Owning an Android phone has benefits beyond the software being superior to Apple’s iOS. For one, you get the benefit of having green bubbles, but you also get quarterly updates to the platform that ...

Android users are getting a convenient new way to share photos, videos, contacts, and other files. Google has updated Quick ...

I have eight years of experience covering Android, with a focus on apps, features, and platform updates. I love looking at even the minute changes in apps and software updates that most people would ...

Android's open ecosystem is its superpower, but fragmentation is its kryptonite. As we head into Google I/O, these are the Android 17 upgrades that would help crush my daily frustrations. In 2014, I ...

Google has detailed a long list of Android security and privacy upgrades for 2026, including protections against banking scam calls, device theft, malware, and fake Android builds. Android 17 will add ...

This Android feature aims to protect you from banking scams. It will detect and hang up calls from spoofed numbers. The feature will expand to more banks later this year. Scammers love to impersonate ...

On select Android phones, there's a feature that increases the total random access memory (RAM) capacity by using the phone's internal storage as swap space, also known as swap memory. It is often ...

Android features continue to give Android phones a clear edge in several everyday tasks, especially for users who value control, flexibility, and multitasking. In the ongoing iPhone vs Android ...