I tried replacing all Google apps with Samsung's defaults — only 2 were worth keeping

Almost every user follows this process when they unbox a new Samsung Galaxy phone: Peel the plastic, hold the power button, ...
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Gemini Beats Claude, GPT in Google’s First Android AI Coding Benchmark

Google’s new Android Bench ranks the top AI models for Android coding, with Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview leading Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.2-Codex.

Samsung Wants to Let You Build Your Own Phone Apps, No Coding Required

Samsung vibe coding could let Galaxy users build custom apps with AI prompts. Here's what we know about this experimental feature.

Android's Advanced Protection Mode may soon disable a key Chrome feature to boost security

Google may allow users to disable WebGPU in Chrome via Android Advanced Protection Mode to shield users from sophisticated online attacks.

Google’s New Benchmark Will Rank the Best AI Models to Build Android Apps

Android Bench will act as a leaderboard to rank the AI models that perform the best when developing an Android app.

I've used Tor browser for years, but now I'm using it on my Android phone - here's why

You can either connect manually (every time you open Tor Browser) or enable it to connect automatically by tapping the On/Off slider for "Always connect automatically" until it's in the On position.