I still mourn about these five open source apps that vanished from the Play Store. AdAway is a system-wide ad blocker. It’s ...

Oversecured flagged 1,575 flaws in 10 Android health apps with 14.7M installs, putting chats, CBT notes, and mood logs at ...

Android 17 Beta 2 adds EyeDropper APIs, a 3-hour OTP security delay, and system-wide chat bubbles. Test SDK 37 before the ...

When your Android phone says it’s connected to Wi‑Fi but nothing loads, it’s usually not “mystical.” In most cases, your ...

It supports Material You aesthetic, which means it feels like a native part of my Pixel rather than a clunky third-party add-on. The animations are fluid, and the dedicated Media tab is a standout ...

Microsoft has now made the “Expanded screen” feature available to all users of the Phone Link app in Windows 11. The update, which is being rolled out via the Microsoft Store (version 1.25112.36.0), ...

I used hundreds of new apps in 2025, but only a few really stand out in my mind, and some still reside on my phone. While some of my favorite Android apps from 2025 didn’t necessarily launch this year ...

In the name of convenience, many apps these days are designed to be cross-platform. They can run on both mobile and desktop, so you can readily switch between devices without starting from scratch. It ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Google has come under fire for releasing upgrades and feature updates ...

One feature that makes Android so special is the freedom to sideload APK (Android Package Kit) files, letting you install compatible apps outside the Play Store. The good news is that sideloading ...

Google will start taking action on Android apps in the official Google Play store that have high background activity and cause excessive battery draining. Apps that exceed a "bad behavior threshold" ...

What’s happened? Google is cracking down on Android apps that cause excessive battery drain by rolling out a new metric and updated Play Store policy. The “Excessive Partial Wake Locks” metric is now ...