Xiaomi to Gray Market Importers: "You’re on Your Own" with Android 16

Xiaomi's Android 16 update is bricking Redmi and POCO phones with "Fake ROMs." Don't hit update until you've checked your ...

Google Pixel owners report latest update has seriously broken their phones

As spotted by 9to5Google, Pixel owners have been reporting serious issues with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity following the ...
Android

Pixel Users Face Longer Wait for Bug Fixes Despite New Android Security Patch

Google released the January 2026 Android Security Bulletin, fixing a critical zero-click vulnerability in the Dolby Digital Plus Codec. While Pixel users already received this patch in December, they ...
Android Police

Stop downloading cleaner apps — Android's built-in tools are finally good enough

Ben Khalesi writes about where artificial intelligence, consumer tech, and everyday technology intersect for Android Police. With a background in AI and Data Science, he’s great at turning geek speak ...

HyperOS 3 update bricks Xiaomi phones running fake global ROMs: Here’s how you can fix it

A new HyperOS 3 update from Xiaomi is reportedly bricking certain devices, especially imported smartphones from the brand ...
ZDNet

My 4-step routine to make any Android phone run like new again (and it never fails me)

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. As a person who covers consumer tech for a living, I get to use a few dozen smartphones every year. While I almost always advise on which is the ...