Most Android phones have a power menu shortcut in the Quick Settings panel. If your phone doesn't have it, you can use the ...

Russia will require Max messenger on all smartphones and tablets from September 1. This is to tighten control over digital communications. Max is a 'national messenger' integrating with official ...

Messenger is one of the most popular messaging services around, especially in the US, but it has its faults. Group chats, for example, are not end-to-end encrypted by default, meaning the company that ...

Max was launched by the state-controlled social media group VK in March as a replacement for VK Messenger, which has been on the government’s list of mandatory apps since 2023. The new app allows ...

Google's September Android update adds a refreshed Emoji Kitchen, an improved Quick Share, and several other useful upgrades.

'National messenger' to be pre-installed on devices New app is being integrated with government services Critics say it's a spy app, state media deny that WhatsApp and Telegram are under regulatory ...

Clear space, optimize your battery and update the basics. These quick changes can make an old Android phone feel snappier.

Google has introduced new requirements for app developers, aimed to make sideloading apps on Android devices safer. Beginning September 2026, app developers distributing apps outside the Play Store ...

A Russian state-backed messenger application called MAX, a rival to WhatsApp that critics say could be used to track users, must be pre-installed on all mobile phones and tablets from next month, the ...

Android's open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google has traded some of that openness for security, and its ...

Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...