In my past life, I ran Android home screens with an abundance of widgets with quirky use cases. Think history lessons, sun and moon times, word-of-the-day, and countdown timers. More recently, given ...

There are a handful of Android apps that I rely on every day, and Shizuku is very near the pinnacle of that list. It’s not an app that provides functionality in the traditional sense, but it usually ...

Google will begin enforcing Android developer verification on Sept. 30 in Brazil and three APAC markets, changing how apps are installed. Google is preparing to make Android app installs a little less ...

Plus more Pixel-exclusive features in the June Pixel Drop. Plus more Pixel-exclusive features in the June Pixel Drop. is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously ...

Google’s June 2026 Android system updates add WhatsApp backup controls, Play Protect checks, passkey portability, and Play Store AI search. Google’s June Android ...

Google’s Android 17 update includes highlights like new floating “Bubble” app windows for easier multitasking, a Screen Reaction recording mode, and a 50/50 split gaming mode for foldable phones.

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David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

Just a few days ago, we published a story about the companies who maintain automatic license plate readers selling the data they collect, and how that surveillance-for-profit is going to expand to ...

Torie Bosch is the First Opinion editor at STAT. First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech ...

Early in my treatment, we decided that you wouldn’t read my work. If you had an intense reaction to my writing of whatever sort, I’d worry it might influence how you related to me, but if you were ...

A surveillance firm with deep ties to law enforcement has developed a technology to wirelessly identify and make a database of Bluetooth devices like iPhones. This will be used to spot suspects ...