If you don't want apps keeping track of your preferences, you might want to disable the personalized ads on your phone.

Google hasn't given up on a split Quick Settings section in Android, which may become an optional feature soon. Samsung and Xiaomi offer separate notification areas, but Google's stock Android design ...

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 ...

Check these settings if your battery drops too fast.

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 ...

Learn key Android privacy settings and android security tips that help protect android data daily by controlling app permissions, Google tracking, lock screen access, and network safety. Pixabay, ...

Ever wished your Android phone could zoom through menus and zap open apps at lightning speed, all without shelling out for a hardware upgrade? Good news: you ...

To set up custom text shortcuts on Android, use your keyboard’s settings. For Gboard, go to Settings > Dictionary > Personal Dictionary, then add a word and its shortcut. On Samsung Keyboard, navigate ...

Google is working on a change to how the Quick Settings tiles for Internet and Bluetooth expand. Instead of opening up into panels that float above the Quick Settings panel, these tiles could instead ...

Whether you already have a hard time seeing or not, staring at a phone screen can put additional strain on your eyes. If you wear glasses and need them to look at your phone, you should certainly wear ...

The 2026 Google Play System update introduces a new local file backup system that automatically uploads files from your Downloads folder to Google Drive.