The Android operating system offers native support for third-party texting apps. Google Messages might be ubiquitous with texting on Android, but plenty of third-party developers have built their own ...

To video chat on an Android device, you'll need to download a third-party app like Facebook Messenger or Zoom.

Dylan Coyle is a reporter for Android Police, and there isn't much he doesn't cover across the Android fold. At a basic level, regardless of how complex a topic is, he tries to make it easier for ...

Most stock apps on an Android phone are basic. Most users rely on them since they are installed by default on most Android smartphones, usually missing useful features in third-party alternatives. For ...

Free Android app store F-Droid asks users to lobby government regulators to take action. Google says the move is needed to ...

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...

F-Droid is adding support for Android 15’s app archiving feature, making it the first third-party app store to support the new capability. App archiving is a feature that lets you reclaim storage ...

Google is planning a new feature for Android 17 called “Min Mode.” This feature will be especially useful for third-party ...

Big changes are coming to the Android app ecosystem. Late last year, Google came up short in an antitrust case brought by Epic Games, and now the judge has decided on legal remedies. Not only will ...

Bluesky, the Jack Dorsey-backed Twitter alternative, is getting its first third-party app for both iOS and Android users: a new app called Graysky. Though numerous Bluesky projects built on the ...

Foldables have undeniably brought a fresh perspective to the smartphone landscape. Although relatively new to the market, they have had their fair share of challenges. From concerns about battery life ...

Imad is a senior reporter covering Google and internet culture. Hailing from Texas, Imad started his journalism career in 2013 and has amassed bylines with The New York Times, The Washington Post, ...