Like a car, regular preventative maintenance is essential for keeping your Android phone running in tip-top shape. Sure, you won’t need to change the oil or spark plugs in your Google Pixel or Samsung ...

Overview: Android has brought together all its privacy settings under one Security & Privacy menu, so even a newbie would find it easy to check their data u ...

Android got smarter—and way more invasive.

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 ...

I am an author and features writer at Android Police. I primarily writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest smartphone apps and features for Android Police since joining the team in early ...

Google’s long-running Android data dispute is finally paying out, and the claims website is now live. Eligible users will get a payment election form (PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, ACH, or virtual Mastercard) ...

Privacy often feels like an impossibility in the modern age of the internet, as your data is constantly tracked and shared by just about everything you do. That’s ...

Ditch default Google apps for cleaner, privacy-first alternatives: use Proton Mail instead of Gmail, Mega over Drive, Samsung Internet instead of Chrome, Here WeGo or Mappls for Maps, and Fossify ...

Google has upgraded its widely used reCAPTCHA system across millions of websites with a new tool called Cloud Fraud Defense.

In an open letter to Google and the Android developer community, Keep Android Open argues that the new policy threatens innovation, competition, privacy, and user freedom. Google’s planned Android ...