The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. Your photos and videos are sensitive files that you probably don’t want apps to access without your consent. Unfortunately ...

Android, renowned for its dynamic architecture, has introduced a groundbreaking feature in Android 13 that exemplifies the platform's commitment to innovation. While initially making its debut in ...

Back in Android 13’s earlier days, Google announced a new system-wide photo picker that could improve security and work across any app, but it’s only been adopted by one major app so far. Recently, ...

Google is testing several new features on the Android 16 Canary build’s new photo picker tool. It allows users to pick multiple photos at once using simple tap and drag. The pinch-to-zoom-in and ...

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 ...

Android’s Photo Picker will support local and cloud search later this year. Currently, Android’s Photo Picker only sorts your gallery via albums, which you can’t even search through. This update was ...

Following the February announcement, Android’s new cloud photo picker, which supports Google Photos and other apps, is more widely rolling out. Instead of being limited to local media, Android’s ...

Google had introduced the Photo Picker tool with its Android 13 operating system. It would allow the user to specify which images a particular app can access. It is a great way to give limited gallery ...

A Google Messages update will integrate your cloud photos and videos directly into the main media picker. This is powered by a new Android feature that lets apps embed the system’s photo picker ...