Disabling absolute volume control on Android lets you separate the volume levels of your phone and Bluetooth device so that ...

As mobile phone technology evolves, smart devices are only getting smarter. In turn, purveyors of the operating systems that drive smartphone technology are constantly upgrading their platforms with ...

Find out whether it’s safe to keep your phone’s Bluetooth on all the time, including the security risks, attack methods, and ...

Google appears to be building out a feature in Android 15 that automatically turns Bluetooth back on every day if you turn it off. Strings in Android 15 builds spotted by the folks over at Android ...

Developer settings and sample rate mismatches explain sudden loss of dynamics and muddied highs on a trusted speaker.

The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. Google is adding a pop-up to the Bluetooth Quick Setting tile to simplify the process of connecting and disconnecting ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

Google is preparing to polish the Bluetooth device details page to show a small ring indicating the current battery level of your connected device. This change isn’t live yet in the latest Android 15 ...

Android Auto can be incredibly convenient during a long commute, and even more convenient if you can connect your phone via ...

The launch of the Android 14 Developer Preview brings with it lots of little changes across all facets of the operating system. One such alteration in the first Android 14 developer preview is the ...

After the release of Apple’s AirTags, Google suddenly has interest in the Bluetooth tracker market. The company has already quietly rolled out what must be the world’s largest Bluetooth tracking ...

Since June of last year, I’ve been on a mission to find the best Bluetooth tracker for Android — the Apple AirTag killer, if you will, that works for the Android phones that we all carry everywhere. I ...