With Android 12, Google introduced status bar indicators that essentially serve as alerts for whenever an app accesses your ...

With a revamped privacy indicator appearing as a tappable blue icon in the status bar, you can see exactly which apps are ...

Some WhatsApp users on Android have noticed recently that the microphone seems to be in use more than it’s supposed to be, but WhatsApp claims this is a problem on Google’s end rather than its own. It ...

We can easily control the audio from the speakers on Android, but what about the mic? It’s just as important when recording, making calls, or joining a meeting. Let’s go over how to manage microphone ...

Google has added a new blue dot that notifies the user if an app is using location permissions, just like the green ...

Have you ever tried to record a podcast or conduct an interview with your Android phone? If you have, you know that Android itself can make the audio sound canny and even pick up a lot of ambiances.

Android 16 QPR3 makes the location indicator in the status bar expandable, allowing you to see which app is tracking your device's location.

Google’s latest operating system, Android 12, has a key feature to make sure that malicious individuals are not accessing user’s camera and microphone. The whole OS update has a whole host of privacy ...

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 ...