Chandraveer, a seasoned mechanical design engineer turned tech reporter and reviewer, brings more than three years of rich experience in consumer tech journalism to the table, having contributed to ...

Speed up Android by setting Window/Transition/Animator Animation Scale to 0.5× in Developer Options. Enable Developer Options (tap Build Number 7×) to change the settings. It's not a magic fix that'll ...

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The latest Android beta suggests that Android 16 will soon organize Quick Settings tiles into distinct categories. This will make it easier to quickly find the right tile you want to add to the Quick ...

The Quick Settings panel in Android has long been a go-to tool for quick adjustments to essential settings. It allows users to toggle functions like Bluetooth, activate battery-saving mode, or adjust ...

So, you have all sorts of apps on your phone, but chances are, not all of them are actually useful to you all the time. There are apps that you use every day, and others that you touch once and never ...

Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...

Tap and hold an open space on the home screen and go to Home settings > Suggestions. Enable Suggestions on Home Screen, then remove at least one static icon from the bottom row on your Home Screen.

As online scams continue to rise, Google provides new ways to protect your data on your mobile device. Surprisingly, though, the company doesn't always enable them by default. In fact, one of the most ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Now that Android 15 is on all of your Pixel devices, you are probably cruising through settings, wondering ...