Dinner Friday?” The message lands in a WhatsApp group of a dozen friends, a digital salon that has become the connective tissue of their social lives. What follows is a familiar and frustrating ballet ...

Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...

Google's strongest security features are hidden behind a single toggle - turn it on to shield yourself from theft, scams, spam, and more.

These improvements to Android's security and notification systems are part of the recent Android 16 update — even if, in all ...

Samsung hasn’t even officially started the One UI 8.5 beta test yet (it seems to be running late).

Android devices are vulnerable to a new attack that can covertly steal two-factor authentication codes, location timelines, and other private data in less than 30 seconds. The new attack, named ...

Artificial intelligence chatbots such as ChatGPT, with all its unexpected features, and Google Gemini, with its impressive gaming feature, are typically tethered to the cloud, where powerful servers ...

While messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal are popular, many still prefer using Google Messages to chat with friends and family. It’s easy to use and comes preinstalled on most Android ...

Google is sending notifications prompting users to set up Health Connect, its service for syncing health and fitness data between different apps. These new alerts aim to solve the service’s poor ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. 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, ...

UPDATE (October 16, 2025): Google has added Key Verifier and spam link detection to Google Messages. Read more about the update at the end of the article. Summary: Google Messages is a messaging ...