Qualcomm claims that my Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus' Snapdragon 8 Elite CPU is faster than the Intel Core Ultra 288V chip. My smartphone also has 12GB of RAM and 512GB of solid-state storage. In short, it ...

Google has shed more light on how Android's app verification rules will work, which will block sideloading apps from unverified developers.

The Chrome OS has a Developer Mode that gives you root access to the operating system of your Chromebook.

Android has always offered users far greater control over the software experience, whether in the form of baked-in features or additions through third-party apps available on the Play Store. Things ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook HarmonyOS NEXT will break away from Android architecture, establishing itself as a truly ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

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The Free Software Foundation has published initial details about the LibrePhone project. The goal is not to develop a smartphone operating system.