Krystle Vermes is a Boston-based news reporter for Android Police. She is a graduate of the Suffolk University journalism program, and has more than a decade of experience as a writer and editor in ...

There’s no shortage of places to download apps for Google Android devices. But a new app store called FirePlace Market takes a different approach than most by focusing on apps for people that have ...

One of the best things about the Android platform is its customization and flexibility. Android lets you use it the way you want to, whether that means changing the launcher, using icon packs, or more ...

We’ve known for a while that Google does not like rooted Android devices. This is one reason why the company is blocking RCS for rooted phones. However, it’s not the only company that’s against rooted ...

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...

Users who have rooted their phone, have their bootloader unlocked or are using some custom ROMs report that their RCS messages are not being sent, even though RCS ...

Rooting or jailbreaking a phone isn't as hard as it once was. The process does involve considerable risk. Some reasons might make you want to try. Many years ago, when I first heard about rooting ...

Say you’ve got an Android phone with a nice high resolution 800 x 480 pixel display. You can fit an awful lot of text and graphics in 800 x 480 pixels… but the way Android works, the home screen and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. I have a total of three smartphones in everyday use here: two ...

A new Xposed module for rooted devices brings Apple’s new Force Touch gesture to Android-powered smartphones and tablets. Dubbed Force Touch Detector, the mod offers 7 different force gestures, and ...