Person holding smartphone with concept of downloading app screen on display - Elena Uve/Getty Images Sideloading has always felt like something of a guarantee with Android. In fact, some argue it's ...

It’s been nearly 20 years since Google revealed Android, which the company described as the first “truly open” mobile operating system, setting Google-powered phones apart from the iPhone’s ...

iOS 26.4 beta 2 is now rolling out for developers, and it expands support for testing encrypted RCS messaging on iPhone. When iOS 26.4 beta 1 was released last week, it added early support for testing ...

tvOS 26.4 beta 1 arrived this week, and it confirmed what Apple recently hinted at: the Movies and TV Shows apps for iTunes have been entirely removed. Legacy iTunes apps for Movies and TV Shows ...

With tvOS 26.4, Apple has removed the dedicated iTunes Movies and iTunes TV Shows apps that listed content available for purchase. Buying movies and TV shows can be done through the Apple TV app ...

If you're interested in going paperless, you probably think you need a scanner. It's true that hardware scanners make turning multipage documents into PDFs very simple. But most of us don't have easy ...

Want Google out of your life? It's pretty easy to find alternative search, email, and photo storage providers, but it's much harder to come up with a mobile operating system that's free of Google. The ...

The new “Transfer to Android” feature lets users move their data by sitting their Android and Apple phones side-by-side. The new “Transfer to Android” feature lets users move their data by sitting ...

Xiaomi is moving closer to a more independent software stack with its upcoming HyperOS 4, as new reports suggest the company is gradually removing legacy MIUI-era code and replacing parts of the ...

Anu is a Features author at Android Police. You'll find her writing in-depth pieces about automation tools, productivity apps, and explainers. Before joining AP, she used to write for prominent tech ...

Having tested lots of the best Android tablets over many years, I’ve become well acquainted with how Google’s operating system works on large-screen devices. I like some of them, and I’m a a regular ...