Android has a number of Developer options built in that allow you to go beyond the regular user-facing functionality to get even greater control over your daily experience. Here are some of our tips ...

Android’s hidden Developer Options can supercharge your phone with features like faster animations, improved Bluetooth audio, file transfer defaults, fake GPS location, background app limits, and ...

Starting with Android 16 QPR2, Google will enforce universal auto-themed icons with a monochrome filter across all apps.

Here's everything new in Android 16 QPR1, Google's first big update to Android 16. Material 3 Expressive and Desktop Mode are ...

Android 15 QPR1 Beta 1 is rolling out with a new developer option to enable desktop mode on secondary displays. This replaces the old “force desktop mode” option in previous versions of Android.

Google released Android 13 in H2 2022. Among other changes, it shipped with themed app icons support, allowing apps to change ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Back at Google I/O, Google announced that it was indeed making a desktop mode or desktop windowing feature for ...

Despite supporting dark mode on Android since the Android 9 beta, there's always been a nagging problem with the theme — not all apps or icons follow it. To use dark mode previously, app developers ...

Google’s mobile operating system comes with a hidden desktop mode that opens on an external screen, mimicking what you would get from a computing interface. However, it is buried within the developer ...

Google has delivered updates for developers that improve adaptive UI design, AI‑assisted creativity, and faster iteration across Android.