Google Play Protect blocked 27 million malicious apps in 2025, so do Android users actually need third-party antivirus apps?

The heyday of third-party antivirus software has been and gone as the dominance of the PC era has ended. Names like Norton, ...

A federal judge ordered Google to strip anticompetitive warnings blocking third-party app stores on Android. Here's what ...

The Brick app comes with a physical device that you scan to unblock apps, but it costs $59. Don't want to spend that much?

Google's Pixel 11 lineup introduces Magic Capture, HiLight notifications and proactive Gemini features designed to reduce ...

Most apps make our personal lives easier. This one helps the oppressed communicate by turning your phone into a Tor proxy. No ...

Dicio is a solid replacement for Google Assistant. Dicio handles basic tasks very well (including hands-free calling). The free app's main drawback is that it does not work with Android Auto. I ...

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 ...

The new HiLight feature just feels like Google's playing on Android nostalgia to keep the diehards reeled in. Plus, it's not new, nor the best implementation.

Scammers are now using the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to impersonate Election Commission of India (ECI) officials, contacting people over "rejected" forms or mistakes ...

Irene Okpanachi is a Features writer covering Android devices, laptops, portable projectors, VR headsets, software, and AI recorders for Android Police and Talk Android. She has five years' experience ...

Rita is a Senior Writer at Android Police. Her love story with Android started in 2010 and has been going stronger with every update, device, tip, app, and game. She's a huge Pixel fan and has spent ...