Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...

Android is built to be a one-size-fits-all system, meaning it keeps many specialized tools running “just in case” you need them. These processes quietly drain your CPU and battery regardless of ...

Added Android Instance checking before calling its method, an error will be visible on the RN side Added information related to Android 14 to the documentation ...

In part one we started hacking Bluetooth and made a little £2 key-finder beep using only Android and Linux. If you haven’t read that post, I would recommend it as a primer to the devices, BLE and what ...

Stick an Estimote Beacon at your desk, in your car, or on a package, and the Estimote Proximity SDK will let your app know when you enter or exit its range. Works indoors, in the background, and is ...

Bluetooth is one of the most popular and easy to use wireless technology. Over the few years there have been many upgrades of Bluetooth standard to keep pace with the current ongoing technology with ...

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is a version of Bluetooth and it is present as a smaller, highly optimized version of the classic Bluetooth. It is also known as Smart Bluetooth. The BLE was designed ...