Microsoft is working on a useful upgrade for Phone Link that fixes one of the most annoying parts of streaming Android apps on Windows 11. A new expanded view option lets you stretch Android apps ...

Google will start taking action on Android apps in the official Google Play store that have high background activity and cause excessive battery draining. Apps that exceed a "bad behavior threshold" ...

Hundreds of malicious Android apps on Google Play were downloaded more than 40 million times between June 2024 and May 2025, notes a report from cloud security company Zscaler. During the same period, ...

“Google does not own your phone,” Android users are warned, as a controversial new update suddenly becomes real. “You own your phone. You have the right to decide who to trust.” That may be true. But ...

Android 16 introduces “seamless app updates” to make installing app updates faster and less disruptive. This feature significantly reduces the time an app is frozen during an update, cutting it from ...

The Samsung Galaxy XR is designed to be a showcase for Android XR, Google's new AR / VR operating system, but unlike competing mixed reality headsets, Google says there will be few limits on the apps ...

For photographers looking to use a mobile device for high-end results, the camera app that comes installed on many Android phones rarely gives enough control over the camera hardware to achieve those ...

Editor's take: More than a month after the original announcement, we now know exactly how Google intends to tighten its grip on the Android ecosystem. The new rules go far beyond simple housekeeping – ...

With millions of apps on the Google Play Store, it's tricky to choose which ones truly deserve a spot on your Android device. Some promise convenience, others claim to provide better connectivity, ...

If you've ever looked up a guide to troubleshoot the most common Android problems, whether here on SlashGear or elsewhere on the web, you've likely been told to go to your device's app drawer. And if ...

Android’s open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google has traded some of that openness for security, and its ...

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