It’s been there for years, hidden in the settings, and turning it on completely changed how I handle missed alerts. Android includes a feature called notification history that keeps a log of recently ...

Phone storage full? Clear system data, offload cache, shrink System Data, remove Apple Intelligence, and reclaim GBs without ...

Your phone secretly transmits tracking data while you sleep at night. Learn key privacy settings to stop overnight data sharing and protect yourself.

Android 17 will drop sometime in June 2026. This new release is all about adding polish. Listed here are known, rumored, and wishlist features. It's that time of year when Android users (and pundits) ...

I'm a bit of a perfectionist, which makes games with lots of decorating options — like Animal Crossing: New Horizons — a double-edged sword for me. On one hand, the game's plethora of customization ...

Version 8.5 of Google Clock for Android was released last week and it’s rolling out the ability to dismiss alarms by swiping. Update 1/22: This alarm swipe option is now widely rolling out for all ...

Smartphone gestures entered the mainstream after Apple introduced the iPhone in 2007. When the first Android phone, the HTC Dream, was launched the following year, it incorporated similar gestures – ...

“Sleep is for the weak,” I would mutter to myself as I dragged my tired limbs out of bed at 5 a.m. I knew that if I let myself drift off again, I would risk missing my alarm altogether and waking up ...

In my conversation with Brother Paul Quenon, O.C.S.O., on the premiere of the second season of “The Spiritual Life” podcast, we tackled six questions we’ve gotten from listeners and viewers over the ...

For many of us, phones are mostly for calling, texting, and browsing. Two decades ago, that was pretty much all a phone could do. But today, with powerful built-in features, it can handle far more ...

Dear Eric: I’m the first to recognize we live in a different world than 20 or 25 years ago. That is to say everything seems to have become so fast-paced; everyone is always busy, no time for anything, ...

Anu is a Features author at Android Police. You'll find her writing in-depth pieces about automation tools, productivity apps, and explainers. Before joining AP, she used to write for prominent tech ...