Want Google out of your life? It's pretty easy to find alternative search, email, and photo storage providers, but it's much harder to come up with a mobile operating system that's free of Google. The ...

Android 17 Beta 1 is rolling out to Google Google Pixel 6 and newer devices. If you are on Android 16 beta, update via Settings > System > Software Update. Stable ...

Just three days ago, Google confirmed that Android 17 Beta 1 is coming, and now it’s here. We weren’t expecting the first beta to be released so quickly, but it’s here with improvements to privacy, ...

Following the release of Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2.1 earlier today, Google has revealed that the Android 17 Beta is starting soon. Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2.1 is the final release in that cycle, and Google ...

From swirling updates to confusing convergence and more than a few wacky experiments, 2026 is looking to be anything but uneventful for Google's Android platform. It’s hard to believe, but here we be ...

Android remains one of the most customizable mobile operating systems out there, despite Google's recent efforts to rein it in. You don't necessarily have to root your Android device to get it to do ...

Google has rolled out its December security update. The update patches 107 security vulnerabilities. Two of the security flaws may have already been exploited. Constantly keeping all your hardware and ...

A job listing reveals the first details of Google’s fusion of Android and ChromeOS. A job listing reveals the first details of Google’s fusion of Android and ChromeOS. is a news editor with over a ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Android versus iPhone argument has been around forever, and honestly, it's getting boring. Everyone's already picked a side. What's more ...

Android updates have gotten tricky to keep track of these days — between the polar-opposite problems of unpredictably poky progress from most non-Google device-makers and perplexingly overlapping ...

The Android versus iPhone debate has been largely settled, with both sides agreeing to just let people enjoy the things they want. That’s a great mindset to have, but there are still folks with ...

The long-standing rumor of ChromeOS and Android's merger was finally confirmed in the most understated way. TechRadar's Lance Ulanoff recounted his conversation with Sameer Samat, Google's president ...