Things You Didn’t Know About Factory Resetting an Android

Go to Settings > System > Reset options > Erase all data (factory reset) > Erase all data. After the erasing process, set up ...

Android 16 QPR1 beta users can now switch to stable without a wipe

The 39MB update will directly update Pixel devices running Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3.1 to the stable release of the OS (Build ...
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The Long, Slow Push to Make Phones Boot Faster

Starting with Android Oreo (version 8), the operating system switched to a faster decompression algorithm (LZ4), which allowed the bootloader to unpack the kernel faster. The boot animation was also ...

Samsung phones could finally get a native double-tap back gesture (APK teardown)

You currently need a Good Lock app if you want to double-tap the back of your Samsung phone. But that could soon change with ...

13 Settings To Turn Off Or On In Your Android Phone

The Android OS is highly customizable, but that means that a lot of its default settings won't be a good fit for the way that ...