After using vanilla Android for well over a decade, it's refreshing to be able to accurately use the interface I loved so much on top of an ever-improving Android OS. Vanilla Android is quite good, ...

Android Auto will let you place widgets beside apps in split-screen (about 1/3 of the display). Set up from 'Customize Earth' on phone—pick an app and widget; current beta may limit you to one widget.

These quick performance tweaks can help restore its mobile muscle. If your Android phone feels like it's stuck in first gear, don't fret: You don't have to spend hundreds of dollars on a new phone.

Google is testing Android Auto home screen widgets, codenamed “Earth,” allowing you to add and customize app widgets on the ...