Most Android phones ship with preinstalled apps nobody asked for, and several categories of them can be removed without ...

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 ...

A new security flaw affects AirDrop and Quick Share on over 5 billion devices. Here's the one setting to change right now to ...

New AirDrop and Quick Share flaws put over five billion devices at risk, but keeping file sharing limited to contacts can stop attackers.

X has officially launched XChat for Android, bringing its standalone encrypted messaging app to Google's mobile platform.

Samsung Galaxy devices have a quick, wireless way to move files between phones that most people overlook in favor of slower ...

Android 17 has been in testing since early this year, with the final beta hitting devices just a couple of weeks ago. Insofar as a mature operating system like Android still has big days, this is one ...

Google's Quick Share has fixed my file-sharing frustrations between Android and PC ...

Apple is no longer the dominant player in smartphones, or at least the brand that restricted and built walls around its ecosystem and allowed nobody into its ecosystem. But that is now changing ...

Google has started rolling out a new Quick Share feature that lets Android users share files with iPhones using QR codes. iPhone users can scan the QR code through the Camera app, after which the file ...

Google previewed Android 17 with Gemini AI tools, AirDrop-style sharing, privacy upgrades, multitasking changes, and stronger security controls. Android 17 is going big on AI. But its best upgrades ...