Simple Mobile Tools is the developer behind a suite of open source Android apps that live up to their name, with simple, ad-free user interfaces and features. Simple Voice Recorder has long been my go ...

Haroun joined Android Police in 2021, reporting on the latest stories in the tech world. Since then, he’s gleefully covered everything from the most mundane Google Docs features to more mainstream ...

Kotlin is one of two official languages used in Android development and is Google’s preferred choice when it comes to the platform. This is good news for wannabe developers, owing to its significantly ...

Developing Android applications seems like it should be fairly straightforward if you believe the glossy marketing by Google and others. It’s certainly possible to just follow the well-trodden path, ...

The first preview release of the Swift SDK for Android was published this week, allowing developers to build Android apps in ...

The developer behind the Simple Mobile Tools suite of open source Android apps are now taking pre-orders for their first phone. As promised, the Simple Phone is a phone that emphasizes privacy by ...

Simple Mobile Tools has been sold to Israeli app publisher ZipoApps. Users are worried that the acquisition will lead to advertisements on Simple apps and that they’ll no longer remain open source.

For some years now, Always-On Display (AOD) has become a fundamental feature for millions of Android phones. It allows you to ...