One of the coolest things about Android is the ability to install custom ROMs on your device, replacing your default version of Android with a third-party take. These custom ROMs are traditionally ...

The Chinese smartphone manufacturer is always keen to garner more and more sales with its competitive pricing of mid-range smartphones. They are also working to improve on the software support, but ...

One of the beautiful things about Android is the ability to flash all sorts of custom ROMs on your smartphone or tablet. These custom ROMs can change the entire look and feel of your smartphone. And ...

Kenji-NX is one of a growing number of Nintendo Switch emulators for Android. The emulator, which is a fork of the Ryujinx ...

The Samsung Galaxy S8 and its larger Galaxy S8+ sibling are arguably two of the best-looking, and best-performing smartphones this half of the year. But as great as they are, they are by no means ...

Google officially unveiled the Android 10 last month with improved features and enhancements. The new iteration includes features such as dark mode, new system UI, new gesture navigation, improved ...

Although we’re not yet seeing the stable Android 12 update for Pixel hardware — or any other device for that matter — the first wave of custom ROMs is now already available for intrepid device ...

Arol is a tech journalist who worked as a news and feature writer for Android Police from 2021 to 2023. He first began writing online for the short-lived portal of Spanish-language gaming forum ...

It’s been a busy week for developers working with Google’s Android 4.4 KitKat software. Two of the most popular custom ROM builders have released their first public builds based on KitKat, and two ...

Rooting on Android seems to be slowly falling out of fashion, especially with the recent decline of developers working on rooting methods. One part of Android modding that seems to still be going ...

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 ...