Long-term support is important for smartphones. Security updates are particularly necessary to keep your data from falling into the wrong hands, so they tend to be available for a long time. But ...

Following the changes Google has made in Android 17, Samsung’s next major One UI update also implements much stricter lockdown restrictions, including permanently locking a Galaxy device after 13 ...

Google has quietly rolled out its July 2026 Android System Update, bringing a collection of useful improvements across Google Play services, the Google Play Store, Android System WebView, Wear OS, ...

Samsung One UI 9.0 (Android 17) in beta — Beta 4 now on the Galaxy S26 series, testing expanding to budget Galaxys. OnePlus OxygenOS 17 (Android 17) eligibility announced. OnePlus is reportedly ...

This took a while, but a new Android Auto update is finally available for download. Google has just pressed the go-ahead button for Android Auto 17.3, and the first users can get it through the Google ...

Jesse is a lifelong technology enthusiast who has been exploring smartphones and mobile tech for more than two decades. He began his career in IT consulting and project management before making a ...

Code generation is emerging as one of the most popular applications for large language models (LLMs), but not all agents are equally good at all development tasks. Google created a benchmark earlier ...

Google’s July Play services update improves Google One purchases, adds Wear OS work profile support, and expands Android developer tools. Google’s July 2026 Google Play services update introduces an ...

Google is rolling out the July 2026 patch for Pixel smartphones, the first update since the launch of stable Android 17. The release targets five critical bugs across system stability, framework, and ...

Google is rolling out the first update to Android 17 with the July 2026 security patch for the Pixel 6, 6 Pro, 6a, 7, 7 Pro, 7a, Tablet, Fold, 8, 8 Pro, 8a, 9, 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, 9 Pro Fold, 9a, Pixel ...

I have been covering Android for so long that I remember the days when each OS update, year after year, brought so many fundamental changes that I was eager to try them all. I particularly remember ...