Google rebuilt Android’s kernel using AutoFDO and real app data, boosting performance, speeding system calls, and improving app launches. Image: Denny Müller/Unsplash Android could soon feel ...

Most people never think about Android security updates until a headline like this appears. Suddenly, your phone, the device you use for messages, banking, photos and work, becomes part of a global ...

Android 17 has arrived, along with a release calendar that will help users time when they can expect new builds from Google. The first build to release, which is in beta, is available now for download ...

Android will soon ask if you want to enable Desktop Mode or mirror your screen when connecting to an external display. A new “don’t ask me again” checkbox allows the system to remember your preference ...

Auracast support rolls out to more smartphones and headphones. You can share your phone's audio with one or many friends. Your phone and headphones must support Auracast to access the feature. If ...

Google’s Merging Android and ChromeOS in an Attempt to Replicate Apple’s Success Your email has been sent Android president Sameer Samat confirmed that Chrome and Android will be combined into one ...

Starting today, Google is implementing a change that will enable its Gemini AI engine to interact with third-party apps, such as WhatsApp, even when users previously configured their devices to block ...

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. First spotted after the June Google Play system update, this refreshed permissions prompt only appears for users running Android 16 ...

Google has redesigned the permissions dialogs that appear in Android. This change appears following the June Google Play system update when applied to the latest Android 16 QPR Beta 2.1. Google has ...

Phones I tested Call Screen on the Galaxy S26 Ultra vs. Pixel 10 Pro XL — and there's a very clear winner ...

Google’s Android 16 update is causing serious issues for some owners of Google Pixel phones, with people struggling to wake their handsets. The new operating system was released last week, with Google ...