Pixel phones haven’t traditionally been known for providing extensive customization options, but that perception is changing as Google adds new home and lock screen personalization features in the ...

I know I’m not the only one who’s sensitive to bright light shining in my face in the nighttime, and heck, even in the daytime. Unfortunately, Apple, Google, and Microsoft have been slow to update ...

Android smartphones already pack a lot of customization options for the users to apply their design to the home screen, navigation, and status bar. There’s a huge presence of third-party MODs which ...

This frontend brings a PSP-like UI to your Android device, and a recent update now lets you import your PSP's old theme files as well.

While Google Messages adopted a dark theme relatively early on, its implementation did not match other first-party applications. With the latest beta, Google’s default SMS/RCS client now respects the ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 was released for Pixel phones on August 20. The latest beta build previews some of the features coming ...

Stephen is an author at Android Police who covers how-to guides, features, and in-depth explainers on various topics. He joined the team in late 2021, bringing his strong technical background in ...

An early supposed leak of Android 12 showed off an idea we all hoped we weren’t imaging. We thought we were seeing Google test a wallpaper-based theme engine that would stylize parts of the Android ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. It’s already known that Android 12’s theme engine can create system-wide themes based on a wallpaper of your ...

Clifford led How To coverage. He spent a handful of years at Peachpit Press, editing books on everything from the first iPhone to Python. He also worked at a handful of now-dead computer magazines, ...