For years, location permissions have been a bit of a mess on Android. You open an app, it asks for your location, and you’re suddenly making a decision: While using the app? Always? Precise?

April's list of the best new Android apps includes a rather brilliant visual novel, a PDF toolkit, a useful weather app, and ...

The Arch Linux ecosystem is quite broad, and some parts are not happy. One of the maintainers of the Arch-based Garuda Linux, ...

Following the Gemini automation announcement today, Google is detailing how all this works under the hood on Android. Google is “introducing early stage developer capabilities that bridge the gap ...

AI-powered dictation startup Wispr Flow has launched its Android app today. The company released its app for Mac and Windows first, then launched on iOS in June 2025. On iOS, users could use Wispr ...

At the moment, Gemini’s “Computer Use” efforts are focused on desktop web as seen by the Gemini Agent available for AI Ultra subscribers. Availability on Android seems inevitable, with 16 QPR3 Beta 2 ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Android shortcut apps vary by use case: MacroDroid is best for simple, everyday automations; Tasker suits power users needing deep system control; Automate balances power and ease with visual flows; ...

One of the most common compliments – or complaints – that I often come across in the phone community is that the “iPhone just works.” It’s plenty fast, fluid, and user-friendly. For those who seek the ...

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 ...

The Swift Android workgroup has announced nightly preview releases of the Swift SDK for Android, a tool kit for developing Android mobile applications with Apple’s Swift language. Instructions for ...

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