How to turn on repair mode on your Android phone - and why it's critical to do so

Repair Mode lets technicians fix your Android phone without seeing your personal files or apps. Here's how to enable it.

Android's Advanced Protection Mode may soon disable a key Chrome feature to boost security

Google may allow users to disable WebGPU in Chrome via Android Advanced Protection Mode to shield users from sophisticated online attacks.

Getting your Android phone repaired? Turn on this setting first - and lock down your data

Android includes a special mode specifically for repairs. This mode is available for Pixel and Samsung phones. Your phone ...
TweakTown

5 Developer Options You Should Tweak on Your Android Phone

Many people think Android's Developer Options are meant only for developers, but that's not true. They actually unlock powerful settings that can boost performance, add extra controls, limit ...

Android 16 QPR3 Finally Delivers a Native Desktop Mode to Your Phone

The post Android 16 QPR3 Finally Delivers a Native Desktop Mode to Your Phone appeared first on Android Headlines.
TechCrunch

Google releases the first beta of Android 17, adopts a continuous developer release plan

Google on Wednesday released the first beta of Android 17, which brings performance improvements and a way to add new features to media and camera apps. Most importantly, it’s changing how developers ...
Android Authority

Android's Advanced Protection Mode now targets your favorite customization, automation apps

Google is testing a feature for Advanced Protection Mode that restricts apps that use the AccessibilityService API unless they are classified as accessibility tools. When enabled, the system will ...
Digital Trends

Android 17 Beta 1 is around the corner, will skip the traditional Developer Preview stage

While Android beta testers were exploring the newly-launched Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2.1, Google decided to surprise everyone. The official Android Beta Program handle on Reddit has confirmed the arrival ...
techtimes

Wondershare Dr.Fone on Samsung Android 16 Lockouts: A Safer Way to Regain Access

The latest Android 16 update brings stronger security upgrades to protect personal data. Yet, many Samsung users now face lockouts after a reset and even an update. The built‑in FRP protection is ...
eWeek

Gemini Beats Claude, GPT in Google’s First Android AI Coding Benchmark

Google’s new Android Bench ranks the top AI models for Android coding, with Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview leading Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.2-Codex.
9to5google

Chrome for Android rolls out always-available Reading mode redesign [U]

Chrome on Android has offered a Reading mode for several years now, and Google is now significantly redesigning it. Update 2/28/26: As of this month, Chrome for Android’s Reading mode redesign is ...
Android

Gboard's new cursor mode is going to be a game-changing feature

Gboard is reportedly getting a new feature called Cursor Mode in an upcoming update. This new feature is said to make it possible for users to move the cursor around the screen when typing things. The ...