Android 17 Beta arrives with quiet but meaningful changes, hinting at a smarter release cycle and subtle polish ahead.

Google is adding a new notifying dot in Android 16 QPR3 which tells you when an app is accessing your location. Back in 2021’s Android 12 release, Google added a new green dot to prominently notify ...

Google is developing a NameDrop-style contact-sharing feature for Android. We can now show you the slick animation that will accompany the feature and appear when two Android phones are brought ...

This is important because: iPhone users have long had this contact sharing method called NamedDrop that works by bringing two iPhones close together and instantly swapping info. That convenience and ...

Android 16 QPR2 Rolls Out With New AI Tools and Customization Upgrades Your email has been sent Google has officially started rolling out the latest set of Android 16 features, marking a major change ...

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Google recently decided that the freedom afforded by Android was a bit too much and announced developer verification, a system that will require developers outside the Google Play platform to register ...

The OnePlus Open is now receiving the Android 16-based OxygenOS 16 update, following the rollout for the OnePlus 12 and 13R. The global model is included, with the update starting in India before ...

What’s happened? A new study from Stanford challenges one of the internet’s biggest assumptions that faster always means better. Researchers have found that speeding up loading animations doesn’t ...

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Android is now “more like iPhone.” That should not be a surprise. It has been coming for some time, and Android 15 and Android 16 put security and privacy front and center. Just like iPhone. But it’s ...

Google is updating Gmail with the new Material 3 Expressive design language, bringing rounded corners and playful animations to the app. While not a full redesign yet, the update signals the start of ...