Android

Samsung Galaxy S9, Note 9, Poco F1, Xiaomi Mi A2, Motorola One Power and more phones that have received Android 9.0 Pie. Android 9.0 Pie was unveiled at Google’s I/O developer conference in May last year. The latest Android version is now available for a slew of devices including Samsung …

As long-term Android users know all too well, it’s common for trendy apps to hit iOS first. We get them on Android later, sometimes with some platform-specific tweaks. After making an impression on iPhone, Molskine Actions (like the notebooks) has finally come to Android, but you can only download it …

During 2018’s I/O conference, Google announced a new approach for developing Android apps. Google’s official recommendation is to create a single Activity that serves as your app’s main entry point, then deliver the rest of your application’s content as fragments. While the thought of juggling all those different fragment transactions …

Technology is always marching onward, but that doesn’t mean old devices have to end up at the recycler or gathering dust in a dark corner. There are plenty of creative ways to repurpose an outdated Android tablet once it’s retired from regular service. With decluttering being all the rage, you …

A couple of weeks ago we asked AndroidPIT readers what they thought the next update to Google’s mobile OS would be called. Android has always followed a sweet tooth theme when it comes to naming, and that will likely continue with Q. So, what was the most popular choice? Let’s …

Google Play started grinding into gear this week after a long slumber over Christmas. That means we got some awesome new games to play. We’ve rounded up the best of these below to give you something interesting to play over the weekend. Hit the Light is the latest game by Happymagenta, the …

Facebook is working on a dark mode for Messenger, and it’s a true AMOLED black theme. It’s hidden away right now, but most of the code is there, ready and waiting to be enabled. By sending one command with root access, you can activate this feature right now. Shout out …

Enlarge / At the November 2018 walkout, some protestors shouted, “Time is up!” Cyrus Farivar Alphabet’s board of directors was sued twice in California state court on Thursday by different investors making largely the same claim: that the company breached its fiduciary duty when it allowed alleged rampant sexual misconduct …

Yesterday Google started rolling out the ability to text from the web with Android Messages. The feature gives users a lot more flexibility in choosing how and where they can carry on conversations. As long as your Android smartphone is powered on, you can text from a desktop computer or …

ESET researchers discovered a new Android Trojan using a novel Accessibility-abusing technique that targets the official PayPal app, and is capable of bypassing PayPal’s two-factor authentication There is a new Trojan preying on Android users, and it has some nasty tricks up its sleeve. First detected by ESET in November …