Android is in a strange place at the moment; it's stronger than ever, but feels further away from what launched almost 20 years ago.

In a surprising move, Motorola is teaming up with GrapheneOS to deliver a privacy-focused Android experience right out of the box.

Using banking and payment apps on Android smartphones with custom ROMs is a problem: A European industry consortium now wants to change that.

De-Googling is simply trading one set of problems for another, which wasn’t worth it for me.

GrapheneOS will support Motorola smartphones in the future. The GrapheneOS developers already said in October 2025 that they were working with a major manufacturer to offer the secure custom ROM on ...

In an open letter to Google and the Android developer community, Keep Android Open argues that the new policy threatens innovation, competition, privacy, and user freedom. Google’s planned Android ...

Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to make the most of it. This includes writing about consumer AI products and their real-world impact, from ...

A newly discovered and sophisticated Android malware called Keenadu has been found embedded in firmware from multiple device brands, enabling it to compromise all installed applications and gain ...

Google is developing a new advanced face unlock system called “Project Toscana” for Pixel phones and Chromebooks. Toscana is designed to perform better in challenging lighting conditions than Google’s ...

A new Android backdoor that's embedded deep into the device firmware can silently harvest data and remotely control its behavior, according to new findings from Kaspersky. The Russian cybersecurity ...

Here we are in 2026, and yet one thing is the same: small studios or solo developers who have a limited budget but a big idea are most of the time developing for Android first. There are valid ...