The Android 15-based One UI 7 update has brought a long-awaited feature for Samsung Galaxy phone fans: media playback controls while in AOD mode. The feature was already available on some other brands ...

It's been a rough ride for Google Maps users this week, with music controls suddenly disappearing from the navigation UI over the weekend. Where the app would normally let you play, pause, and skip ...

YouTube Music seems to be testing a new design for its Now Playing page, which repositions the primary playback controls directly below the song title and artist name. The row housing the like/dislike ...

Dallas was working on cars at a Honda dealership rocking a MyTouch 4G when Artem and the gang started Android Police. It was this very website that got him into Android in the first place — he'd sneak ...

Google Maps v25.28 stable and v25.29 beta have removed in-app media playback controls. The removed feature allowed easy access to play, browse suggestions, or open the default music app. The ...

For those unfamiliar, the pill-shaped Now Bar widget displays ongoing activities like timers, music playback, and food delivery tracking as a pill-shaped widget in the status bar and on the lock ...

Google Maps has fixed a bug, restoring media playback controls for Android users. The controls, which briefly disappeared, are now returning via a server-side update. While a minor tweak requires ...

After the deprecation of Assistant Driving Mode earlier this year, Google Maps is now missing media playback controls for YouTube Music and Spotify on Android. Update 7/21: Google tells us today that ...

Google Photos is finally adding variable video playback speed controls. Discover how this long-awaited feature will change your media experience in 2026.

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...