While Android 16 QPR3 is in beta right now and is the next major software release before Android 17 drops, there has been no ...

Android gaming has come a long way -- long enough to enable you to play some of your PC games on Android devices. Here's how ...

A new beta version of the Google app lets Gemini run in the background and respond to prompts while you use other apps, ...

Following last week’s quiet release of Find Hub for Wear OS, Google is rolling out support for map layers on Android. This quality-of-life improvement adds a tiny FAB (floating action button) just ...

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Valve’s Android compatibility layer now has its official name, Lepton, and a cute frog logo. The name Lepton appeared on Steam and SteamDB just a few weeks after Valve unveiled the Steam Frame headset ...

Background activity can drain your battery and use your mobile data without you seeing it happen. Apps refresh in the background to keep content updated, which helps you pick up where you left off.

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" ...

There are three things that are certain in life: death, taxes, and Google restricting background work. With every new Android release, Google seemingly further restricts what apps running in the ...

With millions of apps on the Google Play Store, it's tricky to choose which ones truly deserve a spot on your Android device. Some promise convenience, others claim to provide better connectivity, ...

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 ...

Seventy-seven malicious Android apps with more than 19 million installs were delivering multiple malware families to Google Play users. This malware infiltration was discovered by Zscaler's ThreatLabs ...