Unencrypted DNS requests can expose your browsing activity, but Android's Private DNS mode helps keep it secure. Here's how to enable it.

W henever I set up a new Android phone, I change one setting before I start using it normally. I update the Private DNS ...

Google has announced that Android P will natively support DNS over TLS and that the Developer Preview already has this feature in place. It will allow users to use a website’s designated DNS provider ...

Domain Name System, or DNS, is like a phonebook for the internet. It translates the easy-to-remember website names into numerical IP addresses to find those sites. You can change the DNS on your ...

Corbin is a tech journalist and developer who worked at Android Police from 2016 until 2021. Check out his other work at corbin.io. Domain Name System, or 'DNS' for short, can best be described as a ...

Android 9.0 Pie in 2018 introduced DNS-over-TLS (DoT) and the mobile OS now supports DNS-over-HTTP/3 (DoH) thanks to a Google Play system update (Mainline). Meant to be the latest method for keeping ...

It becomes challenging in this fast-moving world to use a relocated thing easily on a daily basis. Similar is the situation with the users of Xiaomi devices running on MIUI 10. They are unable to ...

Ben Khalesi covers the intersection of artificial intelligence and everyday tech at Android Police. With a background in AI and data science, he enjoys making technical topics approachable for those ...

Encrypting DNS requests. Whenever a user goes to a website or any other entity over the Internet, the DNS system converts the name (Apple.com, Google.com, etc.) to the IP address of the server. With ...

DNS over HTTPS (DoH) makes it so that malicious third-parties cannot see what you’re visiting or redirect you to phishng sites. After introducing to desktop browsers, Google is bringing Secure DNS to ...