Building your own Android widget is easier than you think. Here's a guide to the best apps, setup process, and tips to kick off your first design.

Back in 2011, Google made a tough call, making one of the biggest changes to Android over the years. Until then, devices running the mobile operating system had come with a distinctive set of hardware ...

Ready for some fun? You can now create an Android bot that resembles you with the refreshed Androidify app by Google. Here's how.

Android QPR2 Beta 2 began rolling out mere hours after the Made by Google event ended, and it makes a few key changes to the home screen. Namely, themed icons in Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 are now ...

Since iOS 14, Back Tap has allowed iPhone users to tap the back of their smartphones to quickly perform a simple action. Android phones have a similar feature that's relatively easy to set up and use, ...

Google has announced improvements to the Pixel Studio app on the Pixel 10 phones. The image generator app now uses Google’s Imagen 4 model. The app also offers improved editing tools and new studio ...

Android used to be synonymous with freedom. If you didn’t like your phone’s interface or bloatware, you could simply install a custom ROM — the colloquial term for a forked version of the Android ...

In this video, join us on a creative journey as we design and craft a custom play button for my friend. Discover the step-by-step process, from conceptualization to execution, and see how personalized ...

Apple's iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max have everything you could want... so long as you're okay living in the company's walled ...

If you’ve got a Google Pixel phone, getting Android 12 is usually pretty straightforward. Most of the time, you can just grab ...

Jay primarily writes news and deals posts for Android Police. Before joining AP, he spent the past several years yammering on about the crazy world of Android for various tech outlets. Besides ...

Asking the Pixel 10 to be more than what it is feels greedy.