Google News is killing off digital magazines, refunds all active subscriptions

The venerable Egon Spangler once said, "print is dead." The statement may have been premature, but today it feels a little more on point because Google | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Chrome OS has stalled out

Nearly ten years ago, Google shipped an unassuming, totally unbranded laptop to a large group of journalists and tech enthusiasts as part of a 60,000 unit | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Google shutting down Xiaomi access following Nest Hub picking up strangers feeds

So-called "smart" security cameras have had some pretty dumb security problems recently, but a recent report regarding a Xiaomi camera linked to a Google | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Gmail still doesn't have Inbox's bundles, which Google promised back in 2018

Google announced that it was killing Inbox all the way back in 2018. Though its death would ultimately be delayed until April of 2019, the news still hit | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Paid Cerberus 'lifetime' licenses are expiring, customers are mad

Four years after Cerberus made headlines when it invalidated free lifetime licenses, the device security app is back in the spotlight for the same | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Science now says your phone's yellow tinted 'night mode' is worse for your sleep

In what should come as a surprise to no one, it turns out just making your smartphone's screen kind of yellow won't magically stop it from keeping you | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Oh Samsung

Original article below: According to Samsung Electronics President Sohn Young, who participated at the TechCrunch Disrupt event in Berlin yesterday, there | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

FCC proposes 988 as a new national number for suicide prevention hotline

One of the most vital services the government offers is the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. It runs around the clock every day of the year and is | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Google Removed FX File Explorer from the Play Store

Google has a serious problem with draconian, overreaching app removal policies in the Play Store. Instead of taking the time to discuss minor issues with | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Google Photos rolls out manual face tagging: Tutorial, benefits, & big asterisk

A few months ago, Google Photos product lead, David Lieb, told us that manually tagging faces was on the app's update roadmap. We didn't hear anything | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Open Source LibreTorrent Removed from Google Play Store

Google's history of draconian and arbitrary decisions regarding developer infractions on the Play Store is extensively documented. In this latest episode, | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Google wants Android to use regular Linux kernel

Android is built on top of the Linux kernel, but it has always used a heavily-modified version with changes from OEMs, chip manufacturers like Qualcomm | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Expensive folding phones distract from a simple truth: phones are boring now

Smartphones have become boring. And I don't mean that in some kind of ultra-enthusiast, super geeky, and technical way. I mean that, for most people, | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

How to free up storage on your Android phone

Most flagship Android phones are generous with internal storage these days; the Galaxy S10 comes with a minimum of 128GB internal storage, and some | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Android user who tried the Apple Watch- it's now the only I'll recommend

Smartwatches as a concept are not something I've ever really been able to get into. It turns out that's mostly because they're all pretty terrible — | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Chrome 78 allows sites to edit local files, read verification texts, and more

Chrome 77 has pretty much finished its rollout across desktop and mobile platforms, so v78 has moved up to the beta channel. This update is jam-packed | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Google Maps will alerting if taxi goes off-route

When you're traveling to a new country, region, or even an unfamiliar part of your own town, and hailing a ride, you may be suspicious of the driver | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Google explains why it doesn't support 4K video recording at 60fps on Pixels

Despite the Pixel 4's multitude of new camera chops, you can still reproach it for a few missing features. It lacks a wide-angle camera, it doesn't have | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Samsung's 'Linux on DeX' project shuts down after just 11 months

The desktop environment that turns your Samsung phone or tablet into a PC when connected to an external display, nicknamed 'DeX,' has been around for a | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Regarding Essential: A Letter from the Editor-in-Chief Android Police

Yesterday, I posted (and shared via Android Police's official Twitter account) that Android Police will no longer be accepting any access from Andy | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Samsung drops security updates for some devices, demotes others to quarterly

The Android security update situation is confusing and messy despite Google's best efforts, such as mandating companies to provide at least two years of | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Instagram's New App: Threads

Peer-to-peer media sharing apps have gone through all of their growth phases — from Snapchat opening people up to private pics to competition with | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

In Chrome, Google Assistant Screen-Scrapes and Automates Fandango.com

Back at I/O, Google announced a major expansion to its Assistant-based concierge automation engine, Duplex. Up until then, it would help people book | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Google Announces Stadia Premiere Edition as Founder's Pack Sells Out in Europe

According to the official Stadia Twitter account, the Founder's Edition pack that includes the lovely Night Blue controller and 3 months of Stadia Pro for | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Google's hyperlocal news app 'Bulletin' is shutting down

Google launched a new hyperlocal news service in early 2018 called Bulletin. It's understandable if you don't remember—Bulletin still hasn't moved | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Fitbit reportedly looking for buyer after slashing 2019 revenue forecast

Fitbit has been on a rollercoaster of success and uncertainty since releasing their first step tracker all the way back in 2007, and now the fitness tech | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Android 10 is rolling out to Pixels starting today

The wait is over. Android 10 lands today — at least, for Google's Pixels. An update delivering Google's latest flavor of Android will be rolling out | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Cryptographic key used to sign one of Facebook's Android apps compromised

The security of Android app updates hinges on the secrecy of a given app's signing key. It's how app updates are verified as secure, and if it falls into | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Google Photos face grouping is finally rolling out across Europe

One of Google Photos' neatest (or creepiest, depending on who you ask) tricks is its ability to recognize the same face across different angles, lighting | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Android's iconic dessert names are going away, starting with Android 10

The last dessert to grace the name of a version of Google's Android operating system will officially be pie. At a meeting in the Android team's new office | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Nest Cam status lights can no longer be turned off for privacy; customers pissed

Nest security cam owners have received an email from Google on Wednesday that left many disgruntled, to put it lightly. The company is introducing a new | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Google Maps adds smooth gesture to switch accounts, hopefully Gmail follows suit

Gestures are one of the smoothest interactions on a smartphone. Though often hidden and only discoverable inadvertently or by trial-and-error, they can | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Samsung spamming Galaxy phones with multiple Note 10 ads

In case you were living under a rock this past week, it was hard to miss Samsung's big reveal for the Galaxy Note10. It was all over social media, news | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Samsung DeX Now Runs as a Windows and macOS App

Samsung DeX is a neat way of turning your phone or tablet into an actual computer. At first, the system required you to connect your device to a dock, but | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Google Assistant can now read and reply to messages from WhatsApp, etc.

Google Assistant has always been able to read SMS texts sent to you over the native Messages app or Hangouts. But billions of users around the world rely | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Google Voice is killing SMS voicemail transcripts and Chrome Extension texting

Google Voice takes your phone subscription to the next level, thanks to advanced features such as voicemail transcription and web texting and calling. The | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Google discontinues AdSense mobile apps, will focus on web app instead

Google AdSense is the largest web advertising platform in existence, and it's what powers ads on almost every website out there. The Android and iOS apps... by Corbin Davenport in Applications, Google, News | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Google shuts down its blog management tool just 10 months after launch

Late last year, Google launched a blog management tool named 'Blog Compass.' It could connect to sites running either WordPress or Blogger, and provided... by Corbin Davenport in Applications, Google, News | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Google's Area 120 launches a hyperlocal social networking app

Google's history with social networking has been tumultuous, to say the least. The most successful attempt has been Google+, which gave competitors... by Cody Toombs in Applications, Google, News | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Microsoft Apps Insert Share Items to Install Its Apps on Android

Ever since Microsoft's Windows Phone plans failed, the company has doubled down on bringing its services to Android and making them feel right at home... by Manuel Vonau in Applications, Microsoft, News | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Google and Dish reportedly planning to form new major US mobile carrier

The Sprint/T-Mobile merger still has potential to materialize and it seems like we're in a holding pattern at the moment, waiting to see if it will... by Jules Wang in Google, Google Fi, News, Rumors, Sprint, T-Mobile | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

The demise of Microsoft's eBook store; everything will 'stop working' with DRM

And now, for some perspective: Like many of Microsoft's sidecars — the Windows 10 Mobile OS, the Zune music player, cross-platform ecosystems, you... by Jules Wang in Microsoft, News | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

OPPO announces under-screen camera and it's clearly first-gen

The latest tech trade show, MWC Shanghai, is just getting started and one of the first exhibitors is Chinese tech manufacturer Oppo. It didn't talk about... by Jules Wang in News, Oppo | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Chrome OS will soon show cloud storage apps natively in Files – but not Dropbox

Fans of third-party cloud storage providers will be excited when Chrome OS 75 finally reaches the Stable Channel. The update will deliver an optional flag... by Ryne Hager in Applications, Chrome OS, News | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

“Huawei” is now a radioactive word – should the company rebrand?

Huawei has a strong, well-known smartphone brand globally. And that's proving to be a liability more than an advantage these days. When PCMag attempted to... by David Ruddock in Editorials, Huawei, News | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Phishing attacks taking advantage of automatic Google Calendar events

We've all received a spam email telling us we've won millions of dollars or need to reset our online banking password. Although these are widespread, most... by Hagop Kavafian in Applications, Google, News | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Huawei apparently decides it needs more bad press puts ads on phone lock screens

Advertising has a time and a place, and the place is never on the lock screen of a smartphone you paid a lot of money for. As if Huawei didn't need more... by Corbin Davenport in Huawei, News | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago

Google rollIng out Android search and browser app choices for users in Europe

In the wake of the $5 billion antitrust fine it received from the European Commission last year, Google laid out plans to prompt Android users in Europe... by Scott Scrivens in Android OS, Chrome, Europe, Legal, News | Continue reading


@androidpolice.com | 5 years ago