Android 17 is tightening background audio rules to stop apps from unexpectedly playing sounds or hijacking audio controls.

Android smartphones provide you with the ability to multitask when using your device in a fast-paced business environment. Use your Android smartphone's native music application to play audio in the ...

Samsung may be bringing additional controls for Android 17’s upcoming Audio Hardening features. While Google has designed them to be active by default, One UI 9 could let users disable them if they ...

One complaint that Android app developers (and end users) have are the differing “restrictions on foreground services and background work” across devices. Google is addressing background ...

Android users have a lot of freedom with the system and can run much more applications. However, it is usually a menace when the smartphone's battery drains faster than it should. In many cases, the ...

Although Android is developed by Google, it is often customized by smartphone manufacturers. This results in each brand offering its own unique experience, but it also occasionally leads to problems.

From its earliest incarnations, Android has always supported background apps. Granted, they would wreck your battery in the early days and slow down your phone. Things have gotten better, but there's ...