The developers of Paranoid Android have released a first beta of PA 4.1. It’s a custom version of Google’s Android 4.4 KitKat operating system with a few major tweaks, including a customizable Quick ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. The Pixel 4 and 4 XL recently turned five years old. Google's fourth-generation Pixel phones are remembered today for their ...

Do note that while LineageOS 23 is based on Android 16, it's not based on the platform's latest release. Instead, the ROM is ...

Google has announced that Google Play services will discontinue support for Android KitKat. The active device count for Android 4.4 has reportedly fallen to under 1%. Devices on KitKat will stop being ...

iOS versus Android debates have sparked many conversations, arguments, and may even have ended friendships. It is one of those topics we forbid at dinner tables mainly because it turns the food sour.

Google quietly pulled the plug on the Daydream View hardware in 2019, cementing it as one of Google's biggest failures, and ended official software support with Android 11. Today, phone-based VR is ...

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...

Following Platform Stability last month, Android 15 Beta 4 is rolling out today for Pixel devices. This is officially a near-final build and the “last scheduled update” of this preview cycle. Google ...