To ensure I keep on top of my phone's security settings, I keep an Android security checklist that I revisit regularly. Here's what's on it.

You can easily customize the Quick Settings panel to suit your needs. Simply swipe down twice to open the full Quick Settings tab, then tap the pencil-shaped icon (the Edit icon) in the top-right ...

Android is the most-used operating system on the planet. In this era of constant security attacks, that means Google's mobile OS has a target on its back. Without taking a few measures of your own, ...

One of Google's most critical features is hidden behind a single toggle - turn it on to protect against theft, scams, spam, and more.

Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the Android smartphone landscape through features and opinion pieces. He joined Android Police in 2023, ...

Google Chrome is still the default browser on most Android phones, but a growing set of alternatives now match its ...

With the increasing sophistication of digital threats, safeguarding your phone and personal data has never been more crucial. Android is responding with a suite of new security features designed to ...

With a revamped privacy indicator appearing as a tappable blue icon in the status bar, you can see exactly which apps are ...

More than 30% of Android phones still run Android 12 or older. That’s bad enough. But OEMs take time to deploy these fixes, ...

Google Chrome is about to make a huge tracking change. We await a global prompt to say no to cookies within the world’s most popular browser — albeit we will need to use private browsing for some of ...