Google I/O 2026 takes place on May 19, but today, Google hosted a livestreamed warm-up event called The Android Show: I/O Edition. As you might have guessed, it's mostly focused on Android news. Much ...

Mech Arena remains a top contender in 2026 thanks to its blend of strategic depth and fast-paced action. Pilots can customize their mechs with a vast arsenal of weapons, tackle diverse objectives ...

Voice typing should make writing on your phone faster, but the cleanup afterward often cancels the time you saved speaking. While testing Wispr Flow on Android, I noticed something different. Instead ...

Google is finally rolling out a proper, native desktop mode to all eligible Pixel devices with the Android 16 QPR3 update and its connected display support. The feature allows users to transform their ...

Of all the battles in the smartphone arena, this one is the biggest bout. iPhone vs. Android: which is better? Of course, it's a very complicated question to try and answer, with subjective opinion ...

Various Google services on top of the mobile operating system make up the modern Android experience. Google is now adding a new ‘System services’ settings page to manage all the background services ...

Google recently released Android 16, which brings a smattering of new features for Pixel phones, with promises of additional updates down the road. The numbering scheme has not been consistent over ...

Today is the big day: Google just released Android 16 to the public. The update is rolling out now to the Pixel 6 and later, and the update’s source code is now available to developers on the Android ...

Google is planning a major change to the way it develops new versions of the Android operating system. Since the beginning, large swaths of the software have been developed in public-facing channels, ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

Nowadays, smartphones replace the (video) camera on holiday, acts as a portable music player, has space for all WhatsApp media, and holds audio plays, e-books, and documents. To avoid losing such data ...