Whether you have privacy concerns or you just want to freely tinker, these are our favorite alternatives to stock Android.

Google on Wednesday released the first beta of Android 17, which brings performance improvements and a way to add new features to media and camera apps. Most importantly, it’s changing how developers ...

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It’s a tough time in the charity sector. With the rises in cost of living and unemployment, fewer people are choosing – or able – to donate their money and/or their time to support charities. But ...

There is no escaping AI in 2026, so why not use it to make your everyday life a bit easier? As an Android user, I have hundreds of apps installed on my phone, but let me tell you about the best AI ...

Threat actors have been observed leveraging malicious dropper apps masquerading as legitimate applications to deliver an Android SMS stealer dubbed Wonderland in mobile attacks targeting users in ...

If you're particularly concerned about privacy when browsing online, then you've probably heard about using a VPN as a safety measure. VPN — short for Virtual Private Network — is a way to stop third ...

Google is expanding support for its Android's in-call scam protection to multiple banks and financial applications in the United States. The announcement specifically mentions the addition of fintech ...

Android and iPhone users can now share files quickly and easily. Currently, only Pixel 10 phones support the feature. Google says it will expand the tech to other Android devices. I use an iPhone as ...

While everyone probably has call forwarding baked into their Android phones somewhere (even if the feature is quite well hidden), things tend to be a little more difficult for SMS forwarding. If your ...

Apple's Swift programming language can now be used to develop for Android, and share code with iOS apps. Swift was launched by Apple in 2014 — although it had secretly been in development since 2010.

T-Satellite, the Starlink-based satellite service, can now do more than just send text messages. Here are the apps that work when you're out of cellular range. Jeff Carlson Senior Writer Jeff Carlson ...