Modern smartphones are powerful computers that can do a lot at once, but a small screen ensures that a poorly designed user interface will severely restrict how well someone can multitask.

The more we learn about Android 16, the more and more excited I get about Google’s upcoming update. Things like lock screen widgets and the new Quick Settings UI already had me hooked, and now, ...

A new 90/10 split-screen ratio is now available in the latest Android Canary release, allowing for more flexible multitasking on tall displays. This feature lets a primary app use 90% of the screen ...

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...

People who've been using the same Android phone model for a while are most likely adept at handling their device, whether both their hands are free to operate it or not. Of course, most apps are ...

It would be unwise to think that you can manage tasks on your mobile device better than the engineer that designed it. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...

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 ...

Multitasking in mobile operating systems has come a long way in recent years, and some devices feel more like working with traditional computers. A recent discovery shows it could get even better now ...

Every now and then, you run into some genuinely surprising new Android option that actually makes you sit up and say: Whoaaaa. (Kindly apply an early-90s Keanu affectation onto that when reading it in ...

Google’s Android 14 so far seems a bit light on new features, but it seems there are a few tidbits still hiding beneath the surface. That includes a new tweak to “App Pairs,” which in Android 14 will ...

Google Android phones will show you a list of recently opened apps if you press and hold the Home button. But if you want to see a list of currently running or recently closed apps, you’re out of luck ...