Discover the best secret codes for Android to unlock hidden features and diagnose your smartphone. Find IMEI number, test GPS, perform factory reset.

Android contains code written by the NSA, but there’s nothing nefarious about it. NSA's code contributions are publicly accessible, which makes it hard, if not impossible, to insert a covert ...

Some codes are specific to certain models, but other, more generic codes can be accessed on nearly any Android device.

Ever wondered if your Android smartphone has hidden superpowers? Tucked away beneath the surface interface lie secret codes that unlock advanced features and ...

Android smartphones harbor numerous hidden capabilities that are accessible through secret codes. These developer tools, often unknown to regular users, ...

The Android operating system is a step closer to being embedded in consumer electronics, after the company behind the Mips processor architecture open sourced the code for its Android port. Mips ...

Forget split screen—Android N code hints at a “Freeform Windows” mode Remember those "Desktop Android" rumors? Android N has a hidden multi-window mode.

Google has finally started rolling out Android's redesigned QR code scanner — a year after we first spotted it in a teardown.

Greg Kroah-Hartman, a Linux kernel developer, has posted a blog explaining the decision to excise Google's Android code from the kernel.Kroah-Hartman removed the code in December, noting that ...

How a tiny piece of software created by a few Google engineers is ushering in the mobile revolution and reshaping the fortunes of the world's biggest tech companies.