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Google released a major stable Android Auto 16 version featuring Gemini Live, a feature for the dashboard to display as ...

The second beta for Android 16 QPR3 has landed! Here's how to download and install it on your Pixel right now.

Google has released Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2 for all of its still-supported Pixel phones, tablets, and foldables. After ...

Google has just pressed the go-ahead button for Android Auto 16.0 for all users; the rollout on the Google Play Store happens ...

The first version in the 16.x branch is now live; this is just a beta, but the production build is expected in the coming days ...

Google confirmed to Android Authority that starting from 2026, it will push new source code to AOSP only twice a year: in Q2 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Updated on Dec. 10 with the news on Samsung’s critical update ...

Here's a list of Motorola smartphones that promise three major Android OS updates. Find out if yours is included.

With iOS 26.3, Apple is making it simpler for iPhone users to transition to an Android smartphone, with new built-in tools for transferring data. The new transfer tool allows an ‌iPhone‌ user to place ...

A newly discovered Android malware dubbed DroidLock can lock victims’ screens for ransom and access text messages, call logs, contacts, audio recordings, or even erase data. DroidLLock allows its ...

Chandra Steele has been writing about tech for the entirety of her journalism career. She loves making tough topics easy to understand. Before joining Android Police, Chandra was senior features ...