Newest rugged phone World Premiere on May, 31 submitted by /u/shuoshuo1024

Android 15 Hands-On: Top 5 Features! submitted by /u/NXGZ

Google Home app on Android will soon introduce new material you ‘Favorites’ widget submitted by /u/rodrigoswz

Windows will soon let you grab text from your Android photos Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAn upcoming version of Microsoft Phone Link lets you select and copy text from within images synced from your Android phone. The feature is live now in Release Preview Insider builds, so it should roll out to everyone soon. Phone Link (called Link to Windows on the phone side) lets you sync calls, messages…

Omnia Music Player seems to be the first app with “bit-perfect” playback support on Android 14, can anyone test it out with a Pixel phone and a DAC to see if it works? submitted by /u/latinriky78

Is there any TRULY random music shuffler? Both Windows and Android options are accepted. I possess a collection of over 9000 Flac songs, totaling around 600GBs. However, when I use PowerAmp to shuffle them, the randomness seems lacking. Curiously, “Carry On Wayward Son” has played 112 times, and “Bohemian Rhapsody” 92 times in the past year alone. I’ve experimented with alternative players like “AIMP,” “foobar2000,” and “VLC,” ye…

YouTube Music will let you search by humming into your Android phone Tap the waveform icon, circled above, to search with sound. | Screenshots: YouTube MusicThe Android YouTube Music app is rolling out a feature that’s part Shazam and part your friend when you say, “hey what’s that song that goes…” right before you hum out a bar. The feature lets you hum, whistle, sing, or play a recording of a song to figure o…

What if the Google app looked nice on Android? submitted by /u/risingsuncoc

What if the Google app looked nice on Android? submitted by /u/risingsuncoc

Google app gets a very useful feature on Android submitted by /u/TheAppropriateBoop

Google app gets a very useful feature on Android submitted by /u/TheAppropriateBoop

The best smartwatches for Android Photo illustration by William Joel / The VergeWear OS is much better than it used to be, so there’s never been a better time to consider a smartwatch. Continue reading…

Android camera app that allows categorizing/filing photos into folders? I’d like to keep my work pictures separate from my personal snapshots separate from my “artistic” photos. Looking for an app that allows me to choose the category right before or right after I take a picture. Bonus points if it allows different default camera settings in each mode! Thanks in advance. submitted by /u/halfdollarmoon

Android 15 can tell you how long your phone’s storage chip will last submitted by /u/FragmentedChicken

Mishaal Rahman: Google confirms that Android is switching to VideoLAN’s libdav1d decoder for AV1 video playback! submitted by /u/FragmentedChicken

Citi adds support for Google Pay virtual cards on Chrome, Android submitted by /u/malcontent70

Google is combining its Android and hardware teams — and it’s all about AI Illustration: The VergeAI is taking over at Google, and the company is changing in big ways to try to make it happen even faster. Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced substantial internal reorganizations on Thursday, including the creation of a new team called “Platforms and Devices” that will oversee all of Google’s Pixel products, all of Android…

What was a recent Android feature(s) update that has really made the difference for you? Does not necessarily have to be something big. Just something that was added or changed that has made your interaction with the OS, a more positive experience. Something that you notice. For me, it was Pixel’s select text, copy links, and images from recents. Makes text selection super convenient and quick. You can also quickly share a link wi…

The Next Android Update May Add a New Way to Charge Wirelessly You might be able to charge devices with the tech that powers Google Pay.

Android Smartphones Set to Witness Price Surge in India by 2025 submitted by /u/nigelnquadros