One of the nicer things about using the Android operating system over iOS is that it offers a lot more third-party customization options. There are a lot of useful new features in the official Android ...

Google LLC today debuted Android XR, a new operating system for virtual reality and augmented devices. The software will initially ship with headsets. Down the road, Google will also enable hardware ...

Dealing with app compatibility on Linux can be a pain, but Vanilla OS aims to fix that by letting you install software from ...

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 ...

One of the biggest reasons to buy an Android phone is for personalization and customization. There are all kinds of things that you can do with your device to make it look and act in a way that is ...

Android 15 could introduce a new way for the system to protect users from misbehaving apps: by quarantining them. Android is already a very secure operating system, but sometimes misbehaving apps slip ...

Zach was an Author at Android Police from January 2022 to June 2025. He specialized in Chromebooks, Android smartphones, Android apps, smart home devices, and Android services. Zach loves unique and ...

Google's Android mobile operating system is open source, which means anyone can, in theory, build their own mobile operating system based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). Why, then, are ...

The /e/OS Foundation has been offering a de-Googled version of Android since 2018, with an emphasis on privacy and security. Now developers have introduced the biggest update in years. Among other ...

In November last year, reports of Google working to bring ChromeOS and Android together were in full swing. A job posting ...