I finally figured out why wireless Android Auto requires both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

Bluetooth and Wi-Fi work in tandem to power the wireless Android Auto experience.

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 ...

Just about all modern gadgets, including tablets, laptops, and speakers, feature Bluetooth capabilities. Bluetooth is a common wireless communication protocol used to connect two devices together over ...

Google code including Quick Share, Find My Device and device positioning all require Bluetooth. For these features, Bluetooth will automatically turn on the next day after the user turns it off. The ...

Google appears to be building out a feature in Android 15 that automatically turns Bluetooth back on every day if you turn it off. Strings in Android 15 builds spotted by the folks over at Android ...

The launch of the Android 14 Developer Preview brings with it lots of little changes across all facets of the operating system. One such alteration in the first Android 14 developer preview is 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 ...

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 ...

Since June of last year, I’ve been on a mission to find the best Bluetooth tracker for Android — the Apple AirTag killer, if you will, that works for the Android phones that we all carry everywhere. I ...

The smart tracker uses two new technologies to find your stuff: UWB and Bluetooth Channel Sounding.