Android 16 Beta 1 has a predictive back animation for three-button navigation. Pressing and holding the back button will show a preview of the previous app or screen. You can slide your finger off of ...

Android is getting several new animations as part of its Material 3 Expressive revamp. Google has started testing one of the upcoming animations in the latest Android 16 QPR1 beta release. It appears ...

Google is testing a new launch animation for the Gemini overlay with Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2. It also suggests the missing vibration is just a bug. With Beta 2, the “Press & hold power button” gesture ...

Android 17 QPR1 Beta 7 focuses on issues that have plagued Pixel users for months, as reports piled up on Issue Tracker.

Google is updating Android 17’s Quick Settings in the latest beta release with a fun new animation that’s a little bit bouncy. Live in Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3, pulling down the Quick Settings tray now ...

Google on Thursday released Android 17 QPR1 Beta 7, and this is the beta program for Android 17's first Pixel Drop due out in ...

Jay primarily writes news and deals posts for Android Police. Before joining AP, he spent the past several years yammering on about the crazy world of Android for various tech outlets. Besides ...

This is important because: iPhone users have long had this contact sharing method called NamedDrop that works by bringing two iPhones close together and instantly swapping info. That convenience and ...

Ever wish your Android smartphone could look a bit more like your 12 year old computer when it boots up? Well your prayers have been answered. A member of the xda-developers forum has posted files ...