The Android updates, announced Tuesday in addition to a new “Googlebook” laptop platform, include advanced capabilities for the company’s Gemini AI assistant, redesigned emoji and improvements that ...

Google has detailed a long list of Android security and privacy upgrades for 2026, including protections against banking scam calls, device theft, malware, and fake Android builds. Android 17 will add ...

Owning an Android phone has benefits beyond the software being superior to Apple’s iOS. For one, you get the benefit of having green bubbles, but you also get quarterly updates to the platform that ...