I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest happenings in the ecosystem. In my entire writing career, I've reviewed ...

Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 has a new media app switcher UI in notifications and on the lock screen. It replaces the old carousel-style layout with a new card layout. Apart from swiping, users can also tap ...

As announced at CES 2023, Google is rolling out support for Spotify Connect in the Android media switcher to improve the cross-devices experience. Spotify Connect devices will appear alongside your ...

Google is testing a new design for the media output switcher in Android 16 Beta 4, updating a UI largely unchanged since its Android 11 debut. Notable changes include moving the “connect a device” ...

Android 13’s most obvious UI change is a redesign of the lockscreen and notification shade media player. However, not all music, podcasts, and audio apps have been updated to support them yet, and ...

More than a year after it was announced at CES 2023, Google and Spotify are finally bringing Spotify Connect integration to Android’s media player notification. At MWC 2024, Google again announced the ...

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 ...

Summary: Android 16 makes media playback more efficient by cutting down on the number of processes required for decoding a video or audio. This is achieved by using media codecs written in Rust, a ...

VidMate remains popular in 2026 by offering offline access, unlimited downloads, flexible media management, and convenient Android entertainment.