These Gboard Alternatives Are Open-Source and Privacy-First

Gboard is the most popular keyboard for Android, but it's not the most secure option. Switch to a third-party open-source ...

The ultimate guide to Android contacts management

Your Android phone's contacts are much more than just a glorified Rolodex. Ready for an unexpected productivity upgrade?
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I turned my Android phone into a Linux desktop with a tool buried in Android 16

Google buried one of Android's coolest features.
9to5google

Turns out I don’t want a physical QWERTY keyboard for my Android phone – do you? [Video]

There’s a bit of an obsession out there with resurrecting the BlackBerry-style physical QWERTY keyboard but, after trying a couple of the latest attempts, I still struggle to see the appeal in 2026, ...
Engadget

Clicks shows off its Communicator smartphone with a Blackberry-like keyboard

Clicks charmed us at CES this year with its Blackberry-like Communicator smartphone that offers a real hardware keyboard and custom Android interface. We liked the idea, but since the device was a non ...
ZDNet

Your Android phone keyboard may be tracking your inputs - how to check (and 2 ways to stop it)

If you use the default Android keyboard, it's tracking you. There are two options to prevent this: configure it or change it. FUTO Keyboard is a better option than the default. Everything is tracking ...
The Next Web

Java’s biggest language change in a decade is finally landing. It took 197,000 lines of code.

Project Valhalla’s value classes are heading to JDK 28, a 197,000-line change that rewrites how Java handles object identity. Oracle software engineer Lois Foltan has confirmed that Java Enhancement ...
AOL

New Android Phone? Change These 4 Settings Right Away

When you get a new Android phone and boot it up for the first time, the operating system has to prepare your experience. This mainly consists of connecting to the network, downloading system updates, ...
PC World

Can’t afford a laptop? Acer has a screen/keyboard hack for your phone

PCWorld highlights Acer’s PM1 system, a portable USB-C monitor with magnetic keyboard that transforms smartphones into laptop-like devices using features like Samsung DeX and Google Desktop Mode. This ...
Forbes

Unihertz Titan 2 Elite Is A Great-Looking Keyboard Phone

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The smartphone industry is dominated by trillion (or near trillion) dollar corporations like ...
PC Magazine

Your Phone Is About to Blow Up With Acer's New Keyboard-Friendly Portable Monitor

Launched at Computex, the PM161Q JB is a 15.6-inch portable monitor you can attach to a pogo-style keyboard and your phone, supersizing your texts (and everything else). Since 2004, I have worked on ...
Forbes

Ikko MindOne Pro With Keyboard Is A Fun, Useful Second Phone

The Ikko MindOne Pro is a small square-shaped phone with a keyboard case that turns it into a Blackberry-like device. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is ...