Google is working on a new Android feature that will let you customize keyboard shortcuts. This option isn’t live yet, but we spotted code for it in Android 16 preview builds. It’s not clear how ...

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. Android 16 could make tablets more versatile with enhanced keyboard shortcuts. Recent developments hint at extensive customization ...

The Pixel lock screen could be getting the biggest overhaul users have seen in years, letting them launch apps in fewer steps ...

Android has long supported keyboard shortcuts. These shortcuts, especially designed to make Android tablets with optional physical keyboards more productive, allow users to perform tasks like ...

To set up custom text shortcuts on Android, use your keyboard’s settings. For Gboard, go to Settings > Dictionary > Personal Dictionary, then add a word and its shortcut. On Samsung Keyboard, navigate ...

In what’s most likely a bug, some Android 16 Beta 4 users no longer have to long-press lockscreen shortcuts. Rather, it’s back to a simple tap to enable or disable the two lockscreen shortcuts in the ...

Android Auto's Custom Assistant is an underutilized shortcut. You can trigger multiple actions, and Gemini makes the shortcut more useful. Custom Assistant takes only a minute to set up. Android Auto ...

Amidst talks of turning the Android operating system into a proper ChromeOS competitor, Google is working on a feature for Android 16 that would enable users to remap keyboard shortcuts. Of course, ...