Android

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 Is Here: Removable At a Glance Widget, Flashlight Strength & More

Google has released Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 with the December 2025 security patch for a wide range of Pixel phones and tablets, ahead of a planned stable release in March 2026. The beta introduces ...
9to5google

Here’s everything new in Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 [Gallery]

Android 16 QPR3 is the next notable quarterly update coming in March 2026, and Beta 1 is rolling out today for Pixel devices. Over the coming hours, we’ll dive into all of Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1’s new ...
Android Police

Android Police best of 2025 awards

Chandra Steele has been writing about tech for the entirety of her journalism career. She loves making tough topics easy to understand. Before joining Android Police, Chandra was senior features ...
Geeky Gadgets

From Prompt to Publish, Google Firebase Studio Creates Full Stack Apps & Hosts Them

What if building a fully functional app was as simple as sketching out your idea and letting technology handle the rest? With the launch of Google’s Firebase Studio, that vision is now a reality. This ...
ZDNet

Your Android phone may be in critical danger - update it ASAP

Google has rolled out its December security update. The update patches 107 security vulnerabilities. Two of the security flaws may have already been exploited. Constantly keeping all your hardware and ...
PC Gamer

There's a valuable LEDX you can grab in Escape From Tarkov's tutorial—and it's lost forever if you don't

Make sure not to miss this valuable item your first time around. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Add us as a preferred source on ...
ZDNet

I tried Google's new agentic IDE, and it blows away the popular VS Code - here's how

For the longest time, Microsoft's VS Code has been one of the most popular IDEs (Integrated Developer Environment) on the market. It's free to use and includes all the features developers need to get ...
The New York Times

How Apple’s iOS 26 and Google’s Android 16 Will Change Our Phones

Both operating systems introduce new designs, but the real story is what’s happening beneath with A.I. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s lead consumer technology writer and the author of ...
Business Wire

Most Companies Unprepared for Google’s Eminent Firebase Dynamic Link Shutdown, New Study Finds

MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new industry survey released today by URLgenius reveals a critical disconnect: while awareness of Google’s impending shutdown of Firebase Dynamic Links (FDL) is high, ...
CNET

Google Releases Android 16 Months Earlier Than Expected. Here's How You Can Download It

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. A day after Apple announced iOS 26 at WWDC ...
Android

Android 16 Is Rolling Out And You Don’t Have to Wait

Google has shared OTA files and factory images for its new Android 16 update, so that you don’t have to wait for it to arrive on your phone. You can install it ...