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 ...

Do you have an old Android that still works perfectly well, but isn’t capable of all the things you’d like it to do—or maybe it doesn’t have these hidden Android features that newer models boast?

Last week's poll summary: Out of over 14,300 total votes, 45% of our readers said they need at least 64 GB of on-board storage in their smartphones. 29.4% said they'd be okay with just 32 GB, and 15.7 ...

Owners of BlackBerry PlayBook tablets can now root the devices in order to run Android apps and access the Android Market. In order to get the process to work, users need to start with a rooted ...

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 ...

Gaining access to the lowest level (root level) of the Android operating system, which is prohibited on stock devices. Rooting gives the user administrator rights to alter the OS, tweak the hardware ...

As of today, the Netflix Android app is blocked on any device that is not “Google-certified” or has “been altered.” As a result of this policy change, Netflix is no longer available through the Google ...

The latest version of the Netflix app won't work on rooted Android phones and tablets, thanks to strengthened software to protect against piracy. I’m the deputy managing editor of the hardware team at ...