Google Photos on Android finally gives your custom stickers a home

Google Photos on Android is rolling out a dedicated Stickers folder in the Collections tab, automatically saving every custom sticker you create. The update brings the Android app to feature parity ...

Microsoft’s Project Solara is an Android OS designed for agents instead of apps

Project Solara is not something you’ll have to worry about killing your apps anytime soon. It’s limited to a few pieces of ...

I'm an iPhone user, but Gemini with Android Auto beats Siri in the car any day - here's why

Gemini can help with a variety of tasks when behind the wheel. All you need is an Android phone and a car with Android Auto.
Hackaday

Linux On Android Provides Inexpensive, Powerful Computing

In some parts of the world it’s common for cell service providers to sell new phones at a price significantly below market value, with the caveat that these phones are locked to that service ...
Android Authority

For Aluminium OS to succeed, Google needs to avoid Android's earliest mistakes

While there have been rumors that Google was working on a new laptop-focused OS for years, the company didn’t officially confirm the existence of Aluminium OS until late 2025. There’s still a lot we ...
PC World

The new Fire TV OS is for Amazon, not you

Like it or not, Amazon is starting to phase out the Fire TV operating system it’s been using for more than a decade. On both the new Fire TV Stick HD and the Fire TV Stick 4K Select that launched last ...
Wall Street Journal

EU Tells Google to Open Android to AI Rivals

The European Union told Alphabet’s GOOGL-2.43%decrease; red down pointing triangle Google what it should do to open up its Android operating system to artificial-intelligence services that compete ...
Liliputing

Amazon goes all-in on Vega OS for Fire TV devices (Android based Fire OS media streamer’s days are numbered)

Amazon has released two new Fire TV Sticks in the past two years… and both have shipped with a Linux-based operating system called Vega OS rather than the Android-based Fire OS that Amazon had been ...
Android Police

Android 17 is becoming the ultimate minimalist OS — if you know which toggles to hit

I’ve been covering Android since 2023, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally ...
The Verge

Google’s Android Automotive is moving from the dashboard to the ‘brain’ of the car

Android Automotive OS for Software-Defined Vehicles is an ‘open architecture’ for non-safety parts of the car’s internal computer. Android Automotive OS for Software-Defined Vehicles is an ‘open ...
CNET

My Pixel 10A Review: An Entry Point to Android for iPhone Owners

Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Mike Sorrentino is a Senior ...