We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. The smartphone industry likes to change sh*t for the sake of changing sh*t far too often. The people who make ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. The Android UI team took the time this week to publish a post on its rationale behind implementing the new ...

The 2026 MG Hector facelift brings minor design changes, gesture-controlled infotainment, and familiar engines to keep it ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

Senior UK Editor — My interest in Android began with the beautiful Nexus 4 and the less-ugly-than-before Jelly Bean. Right now, I'm probably watching Black Books, playing football (soccer), or ...

Sometimes, what really makes the smartphone experience is the number of gestures you can use. These are quick and easy ways to perform different actions, activate functions, open apps, etc. Different ...

If you’ve been plugged in to the Android community for the past few months, you have probably seen that there’s been a growing controversy over the gestural navigation system coming in Android Q.

With your Samsung Galaxy S10, you have the option of using gestures for navigation instead of the traditional buttons at the bottom of the screen — but this capability isn't turned on by default. That ...

Physical home buttons are all but extinct on modern smartphones, and the Palm Pre ended them. It’s not hard to notice that smartphones have steadily shed their buttons throughout the years: keyboards, ...

Google is adding a swipe gesture to the Play Store for purchases to help try and minimize the risk of accidentally buying something you didn’t mean to. While it might seem like it’s not that easy to ...

OS 26.1 replaces the ‘Stop’ button for alarms and timers with a new ‘Slide to stop’ action. Here’s how to get the button back ...