Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...

A newly disclosed use-after-free in the Linux kernel's epoll code, CVE-2026-46242, lets an unprivileged user get root on ...

A random web page should not feel as risky as installing a shady app. That is what makes this browser-only ransomware technique so uncomfortable. It can use Chrome’s own File System Access API to ...

Open WhatsApp and go to Settings → Chats → Chat Backup. Tap Restore from backup. Select Quick Restore — this pulls the latest local backup without deleting your current data. Deleted messages (if ...

After introducing custom stickers in February, Google Photos for Android now saves and stores everything you’ve created in a folder. In the Collections tab, you’ll find a new “Sticker” folder after ...

Following the announcement last month, Google Messages has widely rolled out its new Trash folder to save you from accidental deletions. Previously, deleting a conversation immediately removed it from ...

The cost of high-performance GPUs, typically $8,000 or more, means they are frequently shared among dozens of users in cloud environments. Three new attacks demonstrate how a malicious user can gain ...

Canta makes debloating Android easy without root or a PC. Using Shizuku’s wireless debugging, it lets you safely remove preinstalled bloatware and even some system apps, shows clear warnings, offers a ...

Android updates have gotten tricky to keep track of these days — between the polar-opposite problems of unpredictably poky progress from most non-Google device-makers and perplexingly overlapping ...

So you downloaded an image from the internet and now you want to access it to modify it or send it to someone. But, you’re unable to find the download folder on your device. This is something that ...

The Root is officially Black-owned. CNN commentator and former Obama-Biden White House Administration official, Ashley Allison acquired the digital media outlet through her company, Watering Hole ...

The dental procedure is one of the most dreaded. Here are six of its most common causes. By Susan Shapiro Last fall, I was plagued by a mysterious string of toothaches. Several dental appointments and ...