Want Google out of your life? It's pretty easy to find alternative search, email, and photo storage providers, but it's much harder to come up with a mobile operating system that's free of Google. The ...

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Google has updated Android’s distribution numbers again, this time revealing that Android 16 is already on 7.5% of devices, with the numbers having shuffled considerably since the previous update.

Android 15 has the most market share with 19.3%, followed closely by Android 14 with 17.2%, according to Google’s latest Android distribution numbers (December 2025). Android 16, the most recent ...

Last summer, Google announced that Android 16 would include a desktop interface built from Samsung DeX, a mirroring and phone integration tool for PC. Thanks to a (now permissions-restricted) bug ...

A bug report was uploaded including screen recordings from the upcoming Aluminium OS. A bug report was uploaded including screen recordings from the upcoming Aluminium OS. is a news editor with over ...

Since its release this past September, Google’s Material 3 Expressive UI has quickly become my favorite Android skin around. The bouncy, responsive animations, big buttons, and distinctive ...

Android 17 Leak Reveals Glassy Blur UI and New Screen Recorder Your email has been sent Generated with Google Gemini. Android 17 is starting to come into view, with early images suggesting changes ...

From swirling updates to confusing convergence and more than a few wacky experiments, 2026 is looking to be anything but uneventful for Google's Android platform. It’s hard to believe, but here we be ...

Google designed the Fast Pair wireless protocol to enable extremely convenient connections. Essentially, it lets users connect their Bluetooth devices on both Android and Chrome OS devices with a ...

Participants in the Android Beta Program get first dibs on the next update, which is set to land in official form next year Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on ...