Google rebuilt Android’s kernel using AutoFDO and real app data, boosting performance, speeding system calls, and improving app launches.

Safe mode helps you see if a buggy app is causing your Android phone to crash, freeze, or slow down. Here's how.

Google Messages is testing Tap to Draft, a new beta feature that lets users edit Smart Replies before sending and helps prevent accidental texts.

For Android app developers relying on AI to code, picking the right model can be tricky. Not all models are built the same, and many are not specifically trained for Android development workflows. To ...

Android 17 Beta 2 is now available for installation on Pixel 6 and newer phones. Google’s first Android 17 Beta arrived earlier this month, on February 3. Android 17 should hit Platform Stability ...

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 ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Apple’s latest iOS 26.4 beta is now available for iPhone owners, with an added perk for RCS messaging – end-to-end encryption. But, unfortunately, that doesn’t work with Android yet. Within the ...

Cross-platform encrypted messages between iPhone and Android are coming soon. Cross-platform encrypted messages between iPhone and Android are coming soon. is a senior reporter covering technology, ...

Abstract: Reliable recognition of Graphical User Interface (GUI) components is essential for automated GUI mobile testing, as detection errors can compromise execution and results. While single-shot ...

Abstract: The rising complexity of Android apps makes comprehensive dynamic testing infeasible, especially for third-party apps. Knowing which methods are exercised by real users typically requires ...