Android 16’s next stable release will be out in December, but users on the Android beta channel can start testing the new features right away, with the QPR2 Beta 1 release. QPR stands for Android’s ...

While the first beta preview of Android 14 may not look too different from Android 13 on Pixel phones today, there’s quite a lot happening under the surface. Our APK Insight team can now demonstrate a ...

Android 16 QPR1 launched during Google I/O 2025, and it brings some massive changes with Material 3 Expressive. The new design language completely redesigns Android 16’s lock screen customization ...

Apple spent a great deal of time taking the best parts of Android, like its rich home and lock screen customizations, and integrating them slowly into its phone software. Remember how Android offered ...

Gemini for Android is getting easier to use, as it should've been all along. To date, saying, "Hey, Google" to a locked phone only allowed Gemini to handle a few basic tasks like setting alarms and ...

Imagine if your smartphone was not only smart enough to know that it was being stolen, but could lock itself down to prevent the thief from being able to access your data. All in an instant. Imagine ...

It’s one of a slew of new privacy and theft prevention measures arriving in the near future. It’s one of a slew of new privacy and theft prevention measures arriving in the near future. is a reviewer ...

After the stable Android 16 update, Pixel phone owners are facing serious lock screen issues, including tap-to-wake not working, delayed screen wake, and more. Fortunately, some users found temporary ...

Now Playing detects songs your phone hears in its vicinity and can identify them on your lock screen. Tapping on the detected song name currently takes you to your Now Playing history. Google is ...

Imagine you’re minding your own business, sitting on a park bench, looking at your phone. Boom. Someone grabs your device and runs off with it. Android and iOS already have some safeguards in place, ...