Android users may be eligible for a payout from Google’s $135 million settlement over background data use. Here’s who qualifies and how to claim.

Blurring sensitive info in Android screenshots is easiest with apps like Screenshot Editor Markup (AI text detection), Blur Face (auto face blur), PrivacyBlur (simple ...

Modern technology builds on abstractions. Most application programmers today don’t know what a non-maskable interrupt is, nor should they have to. Even fewer understand register coloring or ...

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If Google is serious about growing Android as a gaming platform, improved gamepad support is a must and a major step in that direction was shared by Mishaal Rahman, an Android community engagement ...

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Google has officially rolled out Android 17 Beta 3 (build CP21.260306.017) to all eligible Pixel devices, and it’s a big one. With update packages ranging from 2.93 GB to over 3.5 GB depending on your ...

Google today rolled out Android 17 Beta 3 for Pixel devices. This comes a month after the second release. Over the coming hours, we’ll dive into all of Android 17 Beta 3’s new features and every ...

Exactly four weeks after the last release, Google is rolling out Android 17 Beta 3 for Pixel devices. This update features the Platform Stability milestone. Platform Stability offers “final internal ...

Google has just promoted a new Android Auto build to the production channels. In plain English, this means that users can now download a new Android Auto version on their devices. This is possible in ...

A hot potato: A year after announcing the most significant change to Android in a long time, Google is now introducing a new process aimed at making the mobile platform "open" again. Mountain View ...

Google is planning big changes for Android in 2026 aimed at combating malware across the entire device ecosystem. Starting in September, Google will begin restricting application sideloading with its ...