To tweak this, go to Gboard Settings > Preferences and change the Touch and hold duration. It's set to 300ms by default, but ...

Android’s ability to open up apps by default when certain links are selected or certain pages visited in Chrome or another browser is a powerful feature. But that doesn’t always mean it’s a desirable ...

You can adjust this feature in the Phone app by going to More > Settings > Caller ID announcement > Announce caller ID. Most ...

I've spent large portions of my life looking for ways to extend the battery life on my Android phones. Admittedly, that sounds rather dramatic, but growing up with only budget models meant I was ...

How to: Go to Settings > Display on your Android phone. There, you'll find the option to switch between a light and dark theme and to have dark mode turn on automatically at a certain time of day. I ...

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 ...

Android's accessibility settings are a suite of features that make smartphone use possible for those with vision and hearing ...

Your Android's Do Not Disturb mode can silence notifications, alerts, phone calls, and text messages when you want to tune out your phone.

Android phones are lauded for being feature-rich and highly customizable. However, most of them have a lot of baked-in features that are enabled by default. This is often done to offer a smooth and ...

As an Android Auto newcomer, here are the five settings I tweaked right away for a smoother in-car infotainment experience.