By default, both bars offer the same set of buttons, connecting us with voice input, Google Lens, and AI Mode. But in the Google search bar widget, users have been able to swap that AI Mode shortcut ...

The custom Android distribution now has Android 16's Material design update.

Samsung is considering adding custom fonts to the Notes app following a user request, but there's one reason they're not ...

This free app lets you change your Android volume control overlay into almost everything, and I didn't know I needed it.

To set up custom text shortcuts on Android, use your keyboard’s settings. For Gboard, go to Settings > Dictionary > Personal Dictionary, then add a word and its shortcut. On Samsung Keyboard, navigate ...

Your Android clock customizations could soon extend beyond your lock screen. Mishaal Rahman from Android Authority found the feature in the code of the latest Android 16 Beta, and while it’s not yet ...

The new Google Maps custom car icons have been available for a year, and more recently, the existence of custom icons in the ...

The Pixel Launcher search bar recently underwent a redesign mirroring that of the Google Search widget in 2025 during an ...

Android has long supported keyboard shortcuts. These shortcuts, especially designed to make Android tablets with optional physical keyboards more productive, allow users to perform tasks like ...

Jay primarily writes news and deals posts for Android Police. Before joining AP, he spent the past several years yammering on about the crazy world of Android for various tech outlets. Besides ...

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 ...

Google is not discontinuing the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), but it has made big changes that affect how Android source code is shared, especially for those who build custom ROMs of Android.