Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 offers improved support for themed app icons. For apps that don’t natively offer a monochrome icon, QPR2 lets the system automatically generate one for theming purposes. A new ...

Open the app and switch over to the Albums tab. Tap “Default Album” and then tap the “+” icon at the bottom. The app will let ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

At a time when we use smartphones for almost everything in our professional and personal lives, the need for automation has become important. This is especially true if do the same thing every day, ...

Google is tightening up Android’s visual consistency by making themed app icons mandatory. Themed icons first appeared in Android 13, but adoption has been spotty, with major apps like TikTok still ...

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 brings a major fix for home screen theming by automatically generating themed icons for all apps. This creates a clean, consistent look. The update also includes a new ‘Create’ ...

Material You is one of Android’s great recent features. Introduced with Android 12, it automatically adjusts your smartphone’s UI elements based on your chosen wallpaper. If the image is predominantly ...

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