With Android 16 QPR2, Google introduced two important icon customization options to Pixels: icon shapes and better theming.

Customization, tinkering, and personalization have always been at the heart of what makes the Android operating system, Android. Most manufacturers ship their phones packaged with their custom Android ...

The big Android 16 QPR2 update is rolling out for Pixel phones, bringing new customization options, notification features, and much more.

Google rarely talks about the changes it releases for Android Auto users unless it's something truly big, but a mysterious tweak that has surfaced lately could be either a highly anticipated update or ...

Sometimes your Android phone’s style could do with a bit of a refresh. There are a ton of ways to do that, from changing your wallpaper to installing a custom launcher that completely overhauls your ...

Google debuted the ability to have themed icons on the homescreen in Android 12, designed to help go all-in on Material You theming. Now, in Android 13, third-party apps can get in on the fun of ...

Android’s folders are a great way to keep your home screens organized — but let’s face it, they aren’t exactly exciting. Android’s default folder icon is a plain-looking manilla box. And when you’ve ...

Along with a slew of new Android 16 features for Pixel, Google will drop updates for other Android versions on non-Pixel ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

Liam loves Android, design, user experience, and travel. He doesn't love ill-proportioned letter forms, advertisements made entirely of stock photography, and writing biographical snippets. Included ...

One of the biggest evolutions to Material You in Android 13 is support for themed icons in third-party apps, a function that’s quickly expanding to more and more apps as of late. Now, Android 13 on ...

Since rolling out the first version of Android in 2008, Google has largely stuck to one major release per year. Android 16 ...