Whether you have privacy concerns or you just want to freely tinker, these are our favorite alternatives to stock Android.

Recently, the well-known custom ROM known as Lineage OS received an official update to Android 16 with a new build number 23 in the stable channel. This brought Android 16 to even more smartphones ...

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic revealed that its latest large language model (LLM), Claude Opus 4.6, has found more than 500 previously unknown high-severity security flaws in ...

A custom ROM project called Reborn is bringing the classic Nokia N8 back into daily-use territory. Built on Nokia Belle, the new firmware cleans up performance, restores functionality, and modernizes ...

A powerful, open source parental control application for Android that provides uncompromising screen time management and digital wellness tools for families. ├── core/ │ ├── ScreenTimeApplication.java ...

Select Echo Show models can now be jailbroken, allowing you to ditch Fire OS for Android and install any app under the sun.

OpenClaw's rapid rise highlights growing interest in AI agents beyond chatbots. Its open-source design has accelerated adoption from Silicon Valley to China. Moltbook adds to OpenClaw’s buzz by giving ...

Motorola is not exactly known for timely Android updates, but its latest releases in Europe don’t even promise OS upgrades at all – with Android 15 out of the box being a cherry on top. Earlier this ...

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...