We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. One of the bigger changes in Android L that also shows off Google’s new Material Design came in the form of ...

There are dozens of dialer replacements for Android, and many of them do the same thing. Some of them are free, some of them cost money, all of them basically duplicate functionality you already have ...

Whether you’re trying to avoid telemarketers or you want to share a crazy voicemail you just received, the “stock” phone dialer on your Android phone has some pretty clever tricks up its sleeves. Not ...

is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio, home theater, smartphones, and more. When you step back and look at just how powerful ...

It’s a cliche by now, but there’s no question that the launch of the iPhone in 2007 changed the future of mobile devices forever. Even the actual phone portion of the device saw huge improvements: ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. If you dial a number, it is then cross referenced through Google+, and if found, the attached account’s ...

Elyse Betters Picaro is the former Editor-in-Chief of Pocket-lint and the former Operations Manager for Valnet's Consumer Tech brands, including Pocket-lint, Android Police, and XDA. She is based in ...

Android is all about customization — and with the ever-expanding array of innovative apps out there, there’s always something new and interesting you can do with your phone. Exhibit A: How ’bout ...

A replacement for your Android smartphone’s dialer (you know, the phone) may not sound revolutionary, but a new app, called simply Dialapp, wants to change your mind about that. From the makers of ...

The problem appears to be the Android dialer itself. Websites are able to link characters with a special prefix in order to pass digits to the dialer in a phone — the same functionality that allows ...

Google has yet to roll out its Android 4.4.3 KitKat update, which is believed to bring various bug fixes and improvements, but a leaked screenshot seems to indicate that at least one major new feature ...

A flaw in the dialer of some unpatched Android phones makes users vulnerable to a simple attack that could brick their SIM card with little warning. The attack essentially locks users out by ...