Last year, Google rolled out Android 11 which enforced major changes to the way that apps can access a device`s storage, the report said. These changes, which Google calls "Scoped Storage", ...

When you tap “Trash,” Android 12 should pop up a dialog box telling you how much storage deleted files are taking up on your system and giving you the option to empty it. It looks like it should work ...

Google appears to be working on a new trash bin (or recycle bin, if you go with the Windows naming convention) for Android. Except, the feature isn’t really new, and likely won’t see significant use.

Thanks to its history, lineage, and convention, the Android mobile platform is closer to desktop operating systems compared to something like iOS or even the augmented iPadOS. Many of the conventions ...

On modern operating systems, "deleting" a file isn't exactly deleting a file. Even setting aside the mechanics of how it's often possible to "un-delete" a file with specialized software, because it's ...