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Instagram has announced a couple of new features aimed at connecting more users. The first, which the company is calling nametags, are customizable card-like graphics that function like QR codes; scanning a user’s nametag from inside the Instagram app will take you to their profile. The other is a directory that sorts users based on […]

Nokia’s return to the smartphone market by way of HMD has already made an impact thanks to affordable hardware and clean Android One software. Nokia just announced a new phone today, but it isn’t forgetting its older devices. During the event, Nokia confirmed the first wave of Android Pie updates should hit its phones this […]

We launched a Twitch channel earlier this year, designed to be the new home of the Android Police Podcast. Since then, we’ve started a second weekly show (on Tuesday nights), where we answer questions from live viewers. Now our Twitch channel is an affiliate, meaning you can support our live content with Twitch subscriptions – […]

However many banks Google adds to its list of supported institutions, there are always more waiting. We’ve got quite a few of them here in the ‘States (I think they’re reproducing somehow), but a few previously unincluded international banks also made the cut in the last week or so, adding 27 more in total — 23 […]

LG has just launched its latest smartwatch, and she is a weird one: the LG Watch W7. Unlike the company’s past models like the Watch Style and Watch Sport, the W7 marries a circular LCD with a pair of mechanical hands — just like you’d find on an ancient dumbwatch. The idea’s based around some sensible […]

Update 1: 2018/10/04 1:54pm PDT Update 2: 2018/10/04 7:37pm PDT Take this with the proverbial grain of salt, but Bloomberg has published a detailed investigative report today alleging that a list of U.S. Companies, including Amazon and Apple, suffered a security intrusion via hardware infiltration. This isn’t a hack in the software sense, it’s a result of […]

Three companies are battling it out in the smart home game right now: Amazon, Apple, and Google. Given that you’re reading a site called “Android Police” right now, it’s a fair bet that you won’t want to be locked into Apple’s ecosystem. That leaves you with two choices. If you prefer Alexa to Assistant and […]

When it was first released, Essential’s entry into the phone market was a bit of a flop. Reviews for the PH-1 weren’t profoundly negative, but the phone’s almost $700 price was humorously high considering its features and problems at the time. A bit over a year later, many of its early issues have been fixed […]

It’s reasonable to expect a few problems when updating to a new operating system, especially when your routine involves third-party apps and accessories. Given the popularity of smart devices and fitness bands, and how much we tend to rely on these devices, we trust manufacturers to maintain compatibility, but this doesn’t always happen perfectly. In […]