Modern Android phones hide a menu called Developer Options. Most people never touch it. But if you've ever wanted to understand what your phone is doing under the hood, this is where you look. Go to ...

Android’s hidden Developer Options can supercharge your phone with features like faster animations, improved Bluetooth audio, file transfer defaults, fake GPS location, background app limits, and ...

Pixel Launcher on Android 12 Developer Preview 1 brings a new grid option to Pixel phones. If you’ve installed Android 12 Developer Preview 1, you’ll notice a new 4×5 grid option in the settings. With ...

High refresh rate displays are showing up basically everywhere in the Android world in 2020 and now, Google is offering developers a handy option to see what the current refresh rate is on your ...

Google has added a flag to Android 16 that allows app developers to block malware that spies through accessibility features. Google has introduced features to improve the security of Android apps.

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With the latest specs, Samsung's Galaxy S20 phones are among the fastest Android phones you can buy right now. A lot of that speed is thanks to the latest chip from Qualcomm — the Snapdragon 865. In ...

Today’s the big day of the Android 12 Developer Preview, and we’re hunting for changes large and small. One interesting small change we’ve spotted is that the Pixel Launcher now offers a new 4×5 grid ...

Ryne was ostensibly a senior editor at Android Police, working at the site from 2017-2022. But really, he is just some verbose dude who digs on tech, loves Android, and hates anticompetitive practices ...