One of the best things about Android is its customization and flexibility. Android lets you use it the way you want to, whether that means changing the launcher, using icon packs, or more. But for ...

A rooted Android device is more powerful, but it's also more risky. That's nothing to worry about if you can't even root your phone, an increasingly common occurrence. Gaining root access on Android ...

Rooted Android devices will no longer be able to send or receive Rich Communication Services (RCS) messages in Google Messages, as revealed by users on Reddit, the Google support page and on XDA ...

What must be a very small subset of Android users should be very angry with Google for blocking RCS support in Google Messages on their smartphones. These users have rooted their phones to run a ...

If you’re a tech-savvy Android user who enjoys the freedom of a rooted device, you might’ve noticed something strange recently. Your ability to send or receive RCS messages through Google Messages has ...

A recent pair of updates has stopped Pokémon Go from running on rooted Android smartphones. This is a defensive move by Niantic in an effort to curb GPS spoofers and other cheaters. One way to cheat ...

Roland is a technology enthusiast who loves to tinker and geek out about the latest smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and other wearables and gadgets. He aims to provide honest reviews and thoughts ...

The Netflix video-on-demand app will no longer work on the millions of Android devices that have been rooted – a method of allowing kernel access for side-loaded and other programs that could enable ...

If you have been using rooted or bootloader-unlocked Android devices, I have some bad news for you as Google has become more vigilant and has blocked some of its features on rooted smartphones. Google ...

Krystle Vermes is a Boston-based news reporter for Android Police. She is a graduate of the Suffolk University journalism program, and has more than a decade of experience as a writer and editor in ...