Google Play now lets US adults vibe code personal Android apps in AI Studio and install them on their own phone.

Contrary to popular belief, Android Auto does not stop working when mobile cellular service drops out. Because the platform relays information processed locally on your connected smartphone, proper ...

A new Android malware strain called Mantax Otax combines ransomware and spyware capabilities to encrypt files, steal sensitive data, and spam and harass victims. Indonesian operators distribute the ...

Google is introducing a new Photo Picker API that allows users to choose if location data is included with the photos they share. If the user agrees to share location data with an app, they won’t be ...

Users of peer-to-peer networking outfit Tailscale might have struggled through some surprising outages beginning late last year. After a six-month investigation, the team finally knows why: A bug in ...

SQLite is a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration SQL database engine embedded directly into applications, storing an entire database in a single file. What is SQLite? A serverless SQL ...

You can still use Android Auto, even when there's no mobile data. Using pre-downloaded maps and playlists greatly reduces latency issues. You'll lose access to web ...

Google now limits the total cloud storage available to free users to just 5GB across all platforms for new accounts; it used to be 15GB. That means, your emails, photos, documents, everything stored ...

Google is making a policy change to Android backups that adjusts what counts toward your Google Account storage. Update 7/18: Google is emailing Android users about this change: “New Android Backup ...

Europe wasted no time using its landmark Digital Markets Act (DMA) to try to rein in Big Tech. Companies like Apple, Meta, and Google have faced steep fines and orders to modify their business ...

In Android 17, Google first introduced us to a split Quick Settings toggle for mobile data and WiFi. This was apparently a highly requested feature, and I guess I get why. The thing is, even with the ...