Do you have an old Android that still works perfectly well, but isn’t capable of all the things you’d like it to do—or maybe it doesn’t have these hidden Android features that newer models boast?

One of the best things about Android is its customization and flexibility. Android lets you use it the way you want to, whether that means changing the launcher, using icon packs, or more. But for ...

In rooting your Android phone you can unlock your handset’s full potential–an increase in speed, battery life, and customizability are just a few of the benefits. You also gain access to free wireless ...

Reading this post means you have already taken the pain to root your Android device. Now it's time to justify this effort by getting hold of a few applications that will certainly test the unshackled ...

While Android devices are highly customizable, there are some things that Google, your service provider, or your manufacturer definitely don't want you to do. This may include things like uninstalling ...

Gaining access to the lowest level (root level) of the Android operating system, which is prohibited on stock devices. Rooting gives the user administrator rights to alter the OS, tweak the hardware ...

Every so often, a lone software developer's skills and dedication eventually gets noticed by some big company who then swoops up said developer, making an offer they almost can't refuse. Every so ...

A new report has detailed how some North Koreans rooted their Android phones. Escapees said people rooted their phones to install unauthorized apps and consume unauthorized media files. Android phones ...

Android users waiting for a fix for a newly discovered flaw that allows apps to bypass key operating-system security protections will have to wait at least another month. The just released patch batch ...

Ryne was ostensibly a senior editor at Android Police, working at the site from 2017-2022. But really, he is just some verbose dude who digs on tech, loves Android, and hates anticompetitive practices ...