How To Make Your Own Custom Android Widgets

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

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 arrives for Pixels with custom app icon shapes

The most notable user-facing change in Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 is the ability to use custom app icon shapes. Besides a circle, ...
Droid Life

Google Forces Android Developers to Support Custom Icons

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

The days of custom Android ROMs are numbered, and Google is to blame

Android used to be synonymous with freedom. If you didn’t like your phone’s interface or bloatware, you could simply install a custom ROM — the colloquial term for a forked version of the Android ...
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This Is My Favorite Use of Custom Android Icons

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

Google forces Android developers to play nice with themed icons

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

Your Pixel Phone May Get Custom Vibration Patterns for Contacts

Google is reportedly testing custom contact vibrations for Pixel phones. As the name suggests, this feature would allow users to assign unique vibration patterns to individual contacts, improving call ...
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Amazon Ditches Custom OS For Android Fire Tablets

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is finally giving its Fire tablets a makeover that fans and developers have been asking for. According to Reuters, the company will drop ...
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Google Phone app rolling out custom ‘calling cards’ on Android

Following the broader Material 3 Expressive redesign last week, the Google Phone app is now more widely rolling out calling cards. Once available, you’ll see an “Introducing calling card: Customize ...

Customize Your Android With One of These Seven Alternative Launchers

In recent years, iOS has started to catch up to Android when it comes to customization, but Android is still well in the lead. That's partly because it supports alternative launchers, which replace of ...
Android

Android 16 Will Finally Make Themed Icons Work for Every App

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’ ...
Android Authority

Beginner's guide to installing Lineage OS on your Android device

PLEASE NOTE: Flashing software like Lineage OS on a device is an “at your own risk” activity. Even if you follow our guide to the letter, we can’t accept any responsibility if your device breaks. Our ...