When you think of Android, what comes to mind? For us, the word "freedom" is right at the top of the list. Android is an open source operating system, and part of a vast open platform. Historically, ...

Most people never think about Android security updates until a headline like this appears. Suddenly, your phone, the device you use for messages, banking, photos and work, becomes part of a global ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Updated March 4 with confirmation that America’s Cyber Defense ...

Google has released security updates to patch 129 Android security vulnerabilities, including an actively exploited zero-day flaw in a Qualcomm display component. "There are indications that ...

Google has been doing a lot of great things with Android over the past couple of years, so we're excited to see what's next with Android 17. And while we still have some months to go before we get an ...

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 ...

Android 17 Beta 1 is rolling out to Google Google Pixel 6 and newer devices. If you are on Android 16 beta, update via Settings > System > Software Update. Stable ...

Google today officially announced Android 17 Beta 1 for Pixel devices. This joins the stable Android 16 QPR2 release and 16 QPR3 Beta that’s winding down. Over the coming hours, we’ll dive into all of ...

You might have noticed some reporting a few days ago that Android 17 was rolling out in beta form, but that didn’t happen. For reasons Google still has not explained, the release was canceled. Two ...

It's been a rough start for Android 17, with Google sharing that it would arrive any day on Pixel devices, announcing the launch of Android 17 Beta 1, and then subsequently canceling it, leaving many ...

Update, February 13, 2026 (02:39 PM ET): We’re a couple days behind schedule now, but Google has finally confirmed the arrival of Android 17 Beta 1. Update, February 11, 2026 (02:20 PM ET): While ...

Android 17 Beta 1 has started rolling out after a short delay. The beta was supposed to start on Wednesday, February 11. We still don’t know the reason for the beta’s delay. Android 17 Beta 1 was all ...