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The 5 simple tweaks that kept my data plan under control for more than half a decade

I am an author and features writer at Android Police. I primarily writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest smartphone apps and features for Android Police since joining the team in early ...

Google updates Android Bench with new LLMs, but Gemini still lags behind

Google created a benchmark earlier this year to evaluate how LLMs perform in Android app development, and Android Bench is ...

Android’s background data habit is now written into Google Play’s fine print

Google’s updated Play terms explain how Android system services can use cellular data in the background, even while phones ...
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I disabled Google Play Services location tracking, and yes, apps still work fine

Turns out the easy switch doesn't exist. The real one just costs you a sharp photo location.
Android Police

This Android metadata removal utility allowed me to escape creepy internet tracking bugs

Irene Okpanachi is a Features writer covering Android devices, laptops, portable projectors, VR headsets, software, and AI recorders for Android Police and Talk Android. She has five years' experience ...

SCOTUS says detailed cellphone location data is protected by the Fourth Amendment

The Supreme Court ruled that police conduct a Fourth Amendment search when they obtain a person’s detailed cellphone location ...

The Supreme Court just made your phone’s location data much harder for police to get

The US Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 on Chatrie v. United States, extending Fourth Amendment protections to data handed over to ...
IEEE

Multiplatform Application Development for Android and Java

Abstract: Software developers of today are under increasing pressure to support multiple platforms, in particular mobile platforms. However, developing a multiplatform application is difficult and ...