Your Android phone's buttons do more than just control volume or wake the screen. With a few simple tweaks, they can double as shortcuts for snapping quick photos, skipping tracks, launching apps, or ...

Most of us use our Android phone’s side buttons only to adjust the volume or lock the screen—but that barely scratches the surface of what they can do. With the right setup, those side buttons can ...

Google is testing a revised media player layout for Android Auto that moves the Play/Pause button. The Play/Pause button now has a larger background area and swaps placement with the Previous button.

My background in tracking Android updates and app ecosystems gives me an instinct for what's worth paying attention to, especially the changes that companies don't always openly talk about. I worked ...

A new change in Android Auto is in development, with the buttons for the media player potentially being shuffled around which could impact muscle memory. Typically with media players, buttons are laid ...

Google has released the Android 16 QPR1 beta 1.1 update. This update offers plenty of bug fixes, from unresponsive navigation buttons to fingerprint authentication issues. The new update is available ...

On-screen navigational buttons on Android mean there’s more room for customization, but Google has yet to offer the right tools. That may change soon. On stock Android, the standard navigation buttons ...

Google may have released Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 at the worst possible time of the day, but we’re still going to dive into it and share all the big new stuff. As the next quarterly update that will fix ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...