Prep your Android with stealthy lock and theft features to keep prying eyes and opportunistic thieves at bay.

It's no secret that Google's Pixel phones lack many of the customization options that Samsung phones have. Even Apple's ...

Pixel phones may soon get a “double tap to turn off screen” gesture in the Android 16 QPR1 update. A new toggle for this gesture is expected to appear in the Settings app under System > Gestures.

Struggling to find a setting in the Settings app on your Galaxy phone? You can create shortcuts to your most-used settings ...

Android phones are lauded for being feature-rich and highly customizable. However, most of them have a lot of baked-in features that are enabled by default. This is often done to offer a smooth and ...

Irene Okpanachi is a Features writer covering Android devices, laptops, portable projectors, VR headsets, software, and AI recorders for Android Police and Talk Android. She has five years' experience ...

I’ve been covering Android since 2023, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally ...

When you get a new Android phone and boot it up for the first time, the operating system has to prepare your experience. This mainly consists of connecting to the network, downloading system updates, ...