You can build Android widgets easily using third-party apps. KWGT and WidgetClub make it simple to design custom tools that ...

In any case, it's an impressive image editor (and generator), and here’s how you can use it. How to use Google Nano Banana.

Developers must now agree to let their Android app icons be themed or they won't be allowed to distribute on the Google Play ...

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 ...

Behind the scenes, Android 16 QPR2 beta 2 improves how the system manages memory. A new “Generational Garbage Collector” ...

For Android app developers that have been slow to adopt Google’s push for themed app icons, there’s no longer a choice.

Google released Android 13 in H2 2022. Among other changes, it shipped with themed app icons support, allowing apps to change ...

“Android 16 QPR2 has released Platform Stability today with Beta 2,” Google vice president Matthew McCullough writes. “That ...

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’ ...

Custom icon packs are not all created equal. Many, sadly, introduce more problems than they solve. But every now and then, I ...

This update is a significant shake-up to Google TV’s home screen. Cleaner navigation, a beefed-up profile menu, and a push ...

Android QPR2 Beta 2 began rolling out mere hours after the Made by Google event ended, and it makes a few key changes to the home screen. Namely, themed icons in Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 are now ...