Google’s June 2026 Android system updates add WhatsApp backup controls, Play Protect checks, passkey portability, and Play Store AI search.

Android 17 officially launched earlier this month, so if you have a Pixel or Samsung phone, you might as well get the ...

Your phone's volume overlay — the user interface that allows you to manage your volume and alerts settings — probably isn't something you think about often. Each operating system has its own style of ...

Chances are you're only using your Android phone's volume buttons for one thing. Here's how they can handle much more with ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Google is finally testing per-app backup controls in Android beta, letting users choose exactly which apps get backed up.

For years now, Android and Google have offered a way to set up parental controls on phones to manage apps, services, and access to information for kids and teenagers before they reach adulthood. It’s ...

Android 17 is fixing one of the most irritating parts of using your phone, its internet controls. If you’ve ever tried to switch off Wi-Fi quickly and got pulled into an extra menu instead, this ...

Android 17 has useful changes, but when the best everyday update is a Quick Settings button that finally makes sense again, the annual version number starts looking pretty hollow.

With the arrival of digital assistant apps like Gemini and Siri, most of us have grown used to talking to our phones. But conversing with your Android or iOS device can go way beyond interacting with ...