Android's ascent to the top of the tree as far as sales to consumers is concerned is well documented. What will be of more concern to Google is the apparent failure of the platform to gain traction ...

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 ...

We knew it was coming earlier than ever, but I’m not sure I even expected this early of an Android 16 release, yet here we are. Android 16 Developer Preview 1 is now available to supported Pixel ...

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest happenings in the ecosystem. In my entire writing career, I've reviewed ...

For Android app developers that have been slow to adopt Google’s push for themed app icons, there’s no longer a choice. Google updated its Play Store policy today, now requiring developers to legally ...

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 ...

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Google’s I/O conference is still happening, and while the big keynote was yesterday, major Android beta releases have apparently been downgraded to Day 2 of the show. Google really seems to want to be ...

Google officially announced the rollout of Android 17 Beta 4 as the final checkpoint before the stable release. They're ...

Even though Android 15 launched only recently, Google is already moving on to Android 16, which is much earlier than is typical. And if you have a Pixel device from the past couple of years, you can ...