Android: Bluetooth RSSI or Received Signal Strength Indicator will power the latest API. This feature will help Android devices to calculate the distance between their phone and connected devices.

The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. Google is adding a pop-up to the Bluetooth Quick Setting tile to simplify the process of connecting and disconnecting ...

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 ...

After the release of Apple's AirTags, Google suddenly has interest in the Bluetooth tracker market. The company has already quietly rolled out what must be the world's largest Bluetooth tracking ...

As mobile phone technology evolves, smart devices are only getting smarter. In turn, purveyors of the operating systems that drive smartphone technology are constantly upgrading their platforms with ...

Google is experimenting with enabling support for Fast Pair for keyboards. Fast Pair is a feature that significantly simplifies pairing Bluetooth accessories to devices running Android or Chrome OS.

Auracast support rolls out to more smartphones and headphones. You can share your phone's audio with one or many friends. Your phone and headphones must support Auracast to access the feature. If ...

You can disable Android's Bluetooth absolute volume feature, which makes the phone's and a Bluetooth device's volume work together. Bluetooth Absolute Volume is ...

The advent of Bluetooth trackers has made it a lot easier to find your bag or keys when they’re lost, but it has also put inconspicuous tracking tools in the hands of people who might misuse them.

Google may be set to integrate Bluetooth tracker detection into Android. With devices like Tile trackers and Apple AirTags becoming more popular, there have been instances of bad actors planting one ...