The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. First of all, it might surprise you to hear that Google is releasing Android 16 DP1 today. After all, the first developer ...

In the new blog post, Google’s Matthew Forsythe confirms that the developer verification system is slated to come online on ...

Google said that it is launching a new Android-based XR platform on Thursday to accommodate AI features. The company said the platform, called Android XR, will support app development on different ...

Google is releasing the first developer preview of Android 16 to speed up feature rollouts in devices. This is a major change in the Android rollout schedule as, over the past few years, Google ...

Microsoft’s 2016 Android‑Windows integration plan predicted the connected world we live in now, even if the plan eventually ...

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From app bubbles to 3D emojis and Gemini Intelligence, Android 17 is packed. Here's everything confirmed so far. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox ...

In an open letter to Google and the Android developer community, Keep Android Open argues that the new policy threatens innovation, competition, privacy, and user freedom. Google’s planned Android ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ewan Spence covers the digital worlds of mobile technology. Taking a look back at this week’s news and headlines across the ...

When I first started using a smartphone, the choice between Android and iOS felt like an easy one. Sure, Apple had an attractive UI, and an early lead on third-party software support, but going the ...

After months of rumors, Google’s Android head has confirmed that ChromeOS is being combined with the company’s mobile platform. In an interview with TechRadar, Sameer Samat, President of the Android ...

That little tease of Project Astra yesterday has brought us to a full announcement today for Google’s next platform, Android XR. The new platform is official as the extended reality space from Google ...