Samsung’s working to make TouchWiz even better. Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Android

Samsung hopes to improve battery life on its latest devices with a more efficient TouchWiz launcher.

The South Korean company has already begun testing a version that uses the Vulkan API coming in Android N to improve performance and reduce battery drain.

Minecraft has arrived on Gear VR! Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Minecraft, a game that only gets greater in virtual reality, is now available on the Samsung Gear VR.

It boasts everything you’ll find in Minecraft: Pocket Edition for Android, including creative and survival modes, and it’s a must-have for any Gear VR owner.

BlackBerry’s new phones are codenamed Hamburg and Rome. Photo: PhoneArena

BlackBerry has already promised that it has more Android handsets coming in 2016, and that they’ll be cheaper than the Priv — but that’s about all we know. However, thanks to leaked images, we can take a sneak peek at them ahead of their official unveilings.

Google Calendar just keeps getting better. Photo: Google

If your schedule looks busier than Best Buy on Black Friday, then the last thing you want to do is dig through it to find time for another meeting. But now you don’t have to.

Google Calendar’s new “Find a time” feature seeks out gaps in your schedule to ensure that you never have to find other things to do when you could be in ANOTHER MEETING!

It will even confirm that your colleagues are available, too.

Play Store’s new ad warning. Screenshot: Shoutfree/Reddit

While lots of Android users don’t mind seeing ads inside their apps so long as they don’t have to pay for them, others prefer to avoid ad-supported titles. And now the Google Play Store can help.