This summer, the popular games studio Bungie ended development on the long-running, live-service game Destiny 2. As an avid player who had chewed through all the content that game had to offer, I ...

The Android Dev Summit is returning in 2026 after Google’s last focused developer conference in 2022. Additionally, the agenda comes with a mention of Android 18. There will be a “keynote with Android ...

OpenAI Codex can help beginners build Android apps with Expo and TypeScript using simple prompts. You can generate the app, preview it on your phone with Expo Go, fix errors, build an APK with EAS, ...

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 ...

Android Auto lets you use the essential apps on your phone via your car's dashboard. Much like Apple's CarPlay, you're able to use Android Auto to send messages, take calls, play music, and help ...

Google is making changes to its requirements for Android apps as developers face industrywide memory chip shortages driven by the AI data center boom. This week, the tech giant announced two new app ...

Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead. Previously, he was Pocket-lint's Editor-in-Chief, the Editor-in-Chief of Canadian tech publication MobileSyrup, and earlier in his ...

Sanuj is a freelance tech journalist with over six years of experience covering smartphones, wearables, and consumer technology. He currently writes for Android Police, Tom's Guide, Android Central, ...

Android phones can now power real desktop-style setups, but supported desktop modes and extreme hardware mods are very different beasts. A compatible Android phone can power a desktop-style workspace ...

Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the personal technology landscape through features and opinion pieces. He writes for XDA-Developers, ...

Recent Google Messages beta builds (v20260731 beta onward) have disabled the Android system-level “Clear data” button. This is not a bug, as the accompanying Manifest declarations point to a new, ...