Google Brings Its Pixel 11 3D Noto Emoji to More Android Brands

Google is expanding its updated 3D Noto emoji set beyond Pixel phones to devices from Motorola, Xiaomi, OnePlus, and more.
XDA Developers

I install these 5 open-source apps on every Pixel before anything else

Lawnchair is a free, open-source Android home screen replacement app that brings the clean look and feel of Google's Pixel ...
How-To Geek

Make an old phone feel like new using these open-source Android apps

Bertel is a lifelong tech enthusiast with over a decade of experience writing thousands of articles about Android devices, ...

Get Pixel's Quick Tap on any Android phone with this open source app

You can download the app from its GitHub repository, where you'll also find its releases and installation files. Tap, Tap ...
XDA Developers

I replaced Samsung's app drawer with a custom launcher, and my Galaxy is finally usable

Samsung already supports vertical scrolling in its drawer from One UI 7 onward, so you don’t need to switch launchers just to ...
9to5Google

Google says fix for Android Auto’s missing signal icon is rolling out, and it actually is [U]

After weeks of back and forth, Google has officially confirmed a fix is rolling out for Android Auto’s missing ...
hacks

New YouTube App Icons: Android Watch Page Test Explained

New YouTube app icons: what Android's watch page test actually changes Searching "new YouTube app icons" turns up a story ...

iOS 27.2 adds new app icon for Apple Music, more design updates

OS 27.2 beta 4 debuted today for developers, and the update includes a new app icon for Apple Music alongside other design ...

Google will let you distribute vibe-coded Android apps with just a Google account

The company is revamping the Play Store for the AI era with changes to publishing, recommendations and more.
smartprix

Six Months With OPPO’s ColorOS 16: How It Became My Favorite Android Experience

Making ColorOS 16 Feel Like My Phone The first month was all about getting comfortable with the software and setting things ...

YouTube preps some new app icons, but what are they meant for?

We've spotted a trio of new app icons showing up in a new YouTube update; will we soon get some new personalization options?
Engadget

How to use Android apps on your Windows PC (and why you might want to)

This summer, the popular games studio Bungie ended development on the long-running, live-service game Destiny 2. As an avid player who had chewed through all the content that game had to offer, I ...