Android apps have a knack for tracking you around your phone and the web. Here's how I uncovered the chief offenders.

Code discovered in a pre-release Play Store build suggests Google may add alerts for apps removed from the marketplace.

Evidence found in Android 17 QPR1 Beta 2 suggests that Google will finally allow Pixel users to remove the permanent search bar from the home screen. This, combined with the option to hide the At a ...

The Google I/O annual developer conference is around the corner—May 19—but in what is quickly becoming a tradition, Google announced new features for Android and Gemini a week early. The news came on ...

An Android Authority teardown has revealed that Google could let Pixel owners remove the Google search bar from their home screen. This would be a long-overdue move as some Pixel phone users have ...

Human Security researchers uncovered a major Android ad-fraud scheme called “Trapdoor” that used 455 seemingly harmless apps on the Google Play Store to secretly generate fake ad traffic. The apps, ...

Google is rolling out an update to the Gemini overlay on Android that essentially lets you “Circle to Search” and focus your prompt. Once rolled out to your device, activating the Gemini overlay will ...

Pixel phones are the closest thing to iPhones in the Android realm. They're made by the same company that designs the operating system, and they run a relatively clean version of Android, as ...

Google has removed FAQ rich results from Search after limiting them for most sites. Search Console reporting ends in June, followed by API support in August. FAQ schema can stay on your pages, but it ...

Creator-first features: Android 17 introduces Screen Reactions, AI editing tools, and sound separation to streamline content creation directly on mobile devices. Instagram overhaul: Google partnered ...

IPad? Never heard of it. I have been using Android tablets pretty much since the first one came out, and I've never felt the need for anything made by any fruit companies. Android tablets make great ...

Large-scale purge: Google removed 28 Android apps that misled users with false promises of accessing private call logs, SMS messages, and WhatsApp activity. Fake data scam: The apps generated ...