Android 16 introduces a new API called SettingsPreferenceService that lets apps contribute their preferences to the Android Settings app. This API lets apps declare which of their own preferences can ...

Summary: An Android 16 API indicates that Google could mimic the iOS settings app, onto Android. Though it’s unlikely that this will be widely adopted. The Settings app on any phone is pretty ...

Learn key Android privacy settings and android security tips that help protect android data daily by controlling app ...

Use these settings to take back control over your screen time. We'll walk through how to take advantage of the digital wellness settings on Apple and Android devices, including how to set up app ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

If you want to limit your screen time or stop doomscrolling, both Apple and Google have digital well-being features to help you disconnect. Newer generations of software, iOS 26 and Android 16, have ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ahead of this year’s mobile deprecation, the Google app is no longer providing a link to Assistant settings. In recent weeks, we’ve noticed that Google app (version 16.12+) > top-right corner profile ...

Android Auto, as a framework, is designed to link your Android phone to your car's infotainment systems in a manner more convenient and comprehensive than simply connecting to a stereo with Bluetooth.