Dialer apps and contacts apps are a bit of a niche market. In most cases, the stock dialer and contacts apps are more than good enough. Maybe you want something a little different, though. We ...

After expanding to a few models seemingly at random earlier this year, the Google Phone dialer app is expanding to more Android smartphones. With its latest beta, it appears to work on just about any ...

Google appears to be working on adding support for third-party dialer apps to Android Auto. We’ve spotted evidence of the upcoming external dialer support in the latest Android Auto release. Android ...

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If you're using Google's official phone calling app -- and that probably means most of you Android users out there -- there's a rather alarming and potentially dangerous bug that users are reporting.

Not too long ago, Google inadvertently revealed the look of the redesigned Dialer app on Android while resolving an issue faced by a user. Since then, it has become the talk of the town. Recently, ...

Bertel is a Linux user who likes budget smartphones more than flagships, uses a custom ROM, and gets his apps from F-Droid. When he isn't writing short stories for Android Police, you might find him ...

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 ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. If you happen to be running Preview 2, open up your Dialer app. On the right side, a new tab with a voicemail ...

Google has made several of its apps from Pixel smartphones available widely in the Play Store for other Android users, but its phone/dialer app hasn’t been one of them historically. Now, some Android ...

Jon Porter is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. Code added in the latest version of the Google Phone ...