Similar to ColorOS 16 and OxygenOS 16, Android 17 may feature the ability to lock apps directly from the homescreen. In fact, this could be the first time a native app lock feature may arrive on AOSP, ...

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Samsung has always offered a horizontal layout for the app drawer on its devices. The company has inherently avoided a vertical app drawer since the early TouchWiz days. However, this is going to ...

The Gemini app is widely rolling out a pair of big quality-of-life improvements on Android with search and direct copying. This started rolling out in June on Android for beta users, but is now seeing ...

If you've ever looked up a guide to troubleshoot the most common Android problems, whether here on SlashGear or elsewhere on the web, you've likely been told to go to your device's app drawer. And if ...

Sometimes, it feels like we’re living in the future. We have self-driving cars, humanoid robots, and tiny computers on our wrists. Now, you can add vertical app drawers on Samsung phones to that list.

Android apps have come a long way in recent years, and the difference is clear: smoother navigation, faster load times, and cleaner designs. Users used to put up with clunky interfaces and slow ...

Google has been releasing various beta versions of Android 16 for a while now, but the juicy stuff is often hidden away. We have confirmation that Google is going to show us new design changes at I/O ...

6 Android launchers that are better than your default home screen (and most are free) ...