It’s the calm before the storm. Today, on New Year’s Day, we have a brief moment to pause and prepare — and set ourselves up for success. From a tech perspective, that means taking the time to clean ...

Android updates have gotten tricky to keep track of these days — between the polar-opposite problems of unpredictably poky progress from most non-Google device-makers and perplexingly overlapping ...

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Over the years, mobile operating system updates have become more incremental than innovative. The newest Android release is a prime example of that. Android 16, like Android 15 before it, offers ...

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Update: Google began rolling out the update to Android 16 on June 10, 2025. If you own a Pixel 6 or newer, you should have Android 16 download waiting for you. Six months after the first developer ...

A day after Apple announced operating system overhauls at WWDC 2025, Google launched its own set of major software upgrades for phones. Starting Tuesday, a new release of Android 16 is rolling out to ...

Android enthusiasts running stock firmware with root or custom ROMs like Lineage OS often face a frustrating challenge: Google Play Integrity checks. These security measures can prevent banking apps, ...

With every Android upgrade comes some new features to get excited about. Mind you, not every upgrade is created equal, so some releases have more new features than others. The release of Android 16 ...

Google’s upcoming Android 16 will go live in a couple of months. Unlike the traditional launches, this year Android 16 is very different from what we have seen from the previous Android launches.

Google is planning a major change to the way it develops new versions of the Android operating system. Since the beginning, large swaths of the software have been developed in public-facing channels, ...