Google’s new Play icons. Photo: Google

Google’s Play apps for Android are all getting a fancy new icon. The makeover brings a consistent look to the entire the entire family, and users can expect to see them on their Android devices in the coming weeks.

Marshmallow comes to the Priv… in beta. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

BlackBerry is offering Priv owners early access to its Android 6.0 Marshmallow software.

Users can sign up for beta access today, and the first wave of updates will be going to those who purchased their handset off-contract from Amazon, Carphone Warehouse, and ShopBlackBerry.

Priv could have been a great phone. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

It seems not even Android can save BlackBerry’s falling hardware business.

The Canadian company has confirmed that it sold just 600,000 smartphones during its fourth fiscal quarter, despite the launch of Priv last November. The new handset clearly hasn’t been the savior many fans were hoping for, then — but we’re not surprised.

You might want to get your G5 on T-Mobile. Photo: LG

Samsung’s focus on making its smartphones as secure as can be mean there’s little chance you’ll be able to flash third-party ROMs and tweaks on many handsets in the Galaxy S7 series. That’s not the case for LG’s new G5 handset.

If you buy the device on T-Mobile, it ships with an unlockable bootloader, paving the way for all kinds of user customizations.

That’s Snoop Dogg… churning out code for YouTube. Photo: YouTube

For most of us, April Fools’ Day is an abomination. It’s like watching your dad crack terrible jokes at a party. But unlike your dad, some tech companies have perfected the art of the April Fools’ prank and come up with some pretty spectacular ones.

Here are some of the best that have made us LOL today.