The Meta-owned business Threads announced on Thursday that it is exploring a shortcut to make DMing someone easier.

Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...

University of Washington researchers built a smartphone app that tracks fetal heart rate as accurately as clinic tools using only the phone's speaker and mic, though it's not ready for release yet.

Google is testing the second Android 17 beta on compatible Pixel devices in line with its accelerated release timeline. The release notes say it adds desktop window-like app bubbles so users “can ...

I didn’t realize how much control my phone had over me until I checked its built-in Digital Wellbeing tool. I noticed that ...

After we spotted earlier this week, Google Messages is beginning to roll out its new real-time location sharing powered by ...

The Connectivity Standards Alliance, which includes Apple, today released the Aliro 1.0 specification. Aliro is a new standard aimed at improving the way that smart door locks work with smartphones ...

Google is working to give Android apps semantic (programmatic) capabilities so that they can be more easily controlled by AI agents.

Users who are part of the test can type "DM me" or "Message me" in a post or reply to automatically generate a hyperlink that ...

Founded in 2025, Jest is building the first marketplace for messaging games, creating a new way for developers to reach ...

Google just showed how Android 17 could let Gemini handle tasks across your apps. New tools arriving on Galaxy S26 and Pixel 10 let AI find photos, order food, and book rides while you watch.

Following the Gemini automation announcement today, Google is detailing how all this works under the hood on Android.