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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 ...

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’s Sameer Samat took the stage at Galaxy Unpacked today and teased “amazing things” coming to Android 17. Samat is President of the Android Ecosystem, and started by saying how the platform is ...

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Besides replacing Developer Previews, the Android 17 Beta cycle is operating on a faster release schedule. The continuous Android Canary channel introduced last year has replaced Developer Previews.

Sanuj is a freelance tech journalist with over six years of experience covering smartphones, wearables, and consumer technology. He currently writes for Android Police, Tom's Guide, Android Central, ...

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Google has confirmed that Android’s Quick Share-AirDrop interoperability is expanding beyond the Pixel 10 series to more Android devices this year. The company says it’s working with partners to ...

With iOS 26.3, Apple is making it simpler for iPhone users to transition to an Android smartphone, with new built-in tools for transferring data. The new transfer tool allows an iPhone user to place ...

What just happened? Android's annual major releases have gone the same way as its dessert-themed names. The current Android 16 QPR2 rollout marks the end of a single big update to the operating system ...