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Android Hacks highlights simple tweaks, hacks, apps, and mods to help you get more out of your Android devices. Unchain your Android phone or tablet with our root modder guides to get tomorrow's unreleased features today.
Smartphone displaying "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen on a music streaming app.
Jan 11, 2023

The newest feature for Pixel smartphones puts a home theater in your pocket. Spatial Audio outputs sound that appears to come from in front of and behind you, adding a new level of immersion to your s ...

Person using a smartphone with a screen displaying a photo gallery.
Jan 8, 2023

Android's back gesture, formerly the back button, has long been a blessing and a curse. While it gives us system-wide backward navigation, the action can sometimes be unpredictable. But Google may hav ...

Messaging app interface with options to copy, share, and search.
Dec 27, 2022

It's easy to copy text from webpages, messages, documents, and other views on your Android device — except when it isn't. Many apps block or prohibit text selection, forcing you to take screenshots or ...

Icon featuring headphones, a bug, and a drum.
Dec 14, 2022

If you're doing the same tasks on your Android phone repeatedly each day — like playing a specific playlist at the gym, viewing work documents, or watching your favorite music video — you can save som ...

Text message conversation on a smartphone screen at 12:37 AM.
Dec 8, 2022

Emoji characters make messaging more fun, and Google has continuously added convenient and fun ways to insert playful symbols into your conversations using Gboard. After getting Emoji Kitchen in early ...

Emoji selection screen displaying a skull and a coffee cup emoji.
Dec 7, 2022

Emoji characters give you a multitude of colorful characters to express yourself with on social media and within messages, and stickers give you even more symbols to play with. While Android and iOS b ...

Notification prompt on a smartphone asking for permission to access location services.
Nov 28, 2022

One of Android's headlining strengths has always been how it handles notifications, and things have only improved with each new update. More recently, Android has improved notification permissions, so ...

Tracking attempts and activity summary on a mobile app.
Nov 27, 2022

You may not realize it, but most of your apps include third-party tracking services that monitor your activity in other apps and websites to serve highly-targeted ads to you. But now you can stop the ...

Smartphone displaying a remote control interface in front of a television screen.
Nov 16, 2022

If you can't find the remote for your Android TV or Google TV, don't like using its voice control feature, are sick of using the directional pad to type, or can't get it to work at all, use your smart ...

Spiral pattern of various emoji faces on a yellow background.
Nov 14, 2022

Customization has always been the main draw of Android for me, but Apple has an impressive feature on iOS 16 that lets iPhone users create customized emoji wallpapers for their home and lock screens. ...