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Study of 281 Free Android VPN Apps Finds Traffic Leaks, Unencrypted Data, and Tracking

Researchers tested 281 free Android VPN apps and found DNS leaks, plaintext traffic, weak tunnels, and flaws across apps with ...

Android can now back up more of your phone, but Google is also letting you say no

Android is adding granular switches for message and device backups while testing automatic Documents uploads to Google Drive, ...

I found an Android launcher so good that I don't miss Nova anymore

After spending just 5 minutes with Octopi, I made it my default home screen launcher - it's that perfect! There are free and ...
Android Police

I tried every major AI assistant on Android; only one was good enough to keep on my home screen

Jade Bryan is a Feature Author at Android Police with over a decade of tech reviews and news reporting experience, stretching back to the Symbian era and the early days of Android. He covers the ...

I use Android Auto in my living room now - and it solves ones of my biggest productivity problems

How to use Android Auto outside your car . The premise is simple -- you install an app on your old device to serve as the ...

Stat Sniper Launches Free AI Analytics App That Helps Sports Bettors Track Props and Read Matchups

Stat Sniper Inc. today announced the public launch of Stat Sniper, a free predictive analytics platform for sports bettors. It is available now on iOS, Android, and the web at statsniper.com and ...
Joy of Android

Safe Mode in Android Explained: What It Does and How to Use It

Learn how Safe Mode Android helps diagnose crashes, battery drain, and app issues. Enter, use, and exit Android Safe Mode ...

5 Android phone apps you can safely uninstall

Most Android phones ship with preinstalled apps nobody asked for, and several categories of them can be removed without ...
Android Police

I've been replacing my home screen apps with these tools; it's changed how I use my phone

Tom has been covering technology since 2019, having worked as part of the phones team at TechRadar and then as an editor at What to Watch. Since 2025 he’s been a freelance contributor for many more ...
9to5google

Google rolling out per-app controls for Android Backups

Following last year’s settings redesign of Android Backups, Google is now rolling out per-app backup controls. On Pixel, going to Settings > Accounts and backup > Google Backup > Other device data ...