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Google has made several major changes to the Android development cycle in recent years, and as a result, newer versions now arrive a lot earlier than before. The upcoming Android 17 has already ...

Android's sideloading is not going away, but things are changing as Google has new requirements for developers.

Your Android smartwatch should do more than pair seamlessly with your Android phone—it should accurately track your fitness and sleep routines, take calls, play music, offer on-device AI that answers ...

Google is expanding AI across the Android Studio workflow. It intends AI to reduce "toil" for work like tests, updates, and API migrations. Google says coding shifts from "how" to defining "what." ...

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 is now available with big changes for adaptive apps, performance, and media as well as camera tools. Google has reiterated its commitment to releasing continuous Android updates, ...

It’s all very messy. Even someone like me, whose job is to follow Android, kept getting confused by all the overlapping update cycles and feature releases. So I dug in and tried to make sense of the ...

If you have ever read about a new Android feature and wondered why your phone doesn’t have it, or why some people are talking about it months before Google officially announces anything, you are ...

I used hundreds of new apps in 2025, but only a few really stand out in my mind, and some still reside on my phone. While some of my favorite Android apps from 2025 didn’t necessarily launch this year ...

Google has made several important announcements at The Android Show XR Edition. First of all, it confirmed the development of Samsung’s upcoming smart glasses. The company also announced a unified app ...