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 ...

Mahnoor is a News Writer at Android Police who has been in the professional writing game since her sophomore year of high school. She's currently pursuing a bachelors degree in Computer Science, ...

Themed Icons on Android are a throwback to the days of icon packs and sometimes chaotic customization. While they are fun and inviting, a lot of apps still don’t have a themed icons variant. This ...

There are plenty of ways to customize your Android smartphone. My first port of call is installing a third-party launcher, of which many unique options are available. After this, a nice wallpaper ...

Are you looking for the best Android app-themed icons? Most of us love customizing our android home screens to have a more cozy and relaxed look. Notably, you may also like to make your phone look and ...

Spotify is rolling out an update on Android that ditches the border on its app icon, bringing back a “normal” icon five years after it was changed before quickly reverting the change. For a long time, ...

Google is making support for its Themed Icons feature mandatory by automatically generating themed icons for apps that don’t already provide one. This change addresses inconsistent home screens, as ...

Android users have good news as they could soon get back the custom icon shapes feature in Android 16, according to the Google News Telegram channel. The popular feature lets users change the shapes ...

Your Android phone's status bar tells you a lot about what's currently happening on your device. It's where you look to find out what time it is, how long until you need to recharge, and whether or ...

Sure, a new platform upgrade brings major changes and new features, but they’re also full of minor UI tweaks. Right now, we’re getting to know some of the small changes coming with Android 16. Google ...

There are so many new settings and features baked into modern Android smartphones that it's really easy to overlook some of them — even when they're active. Sure, they might show a notification in the ...