If you're on the beta track, you're going to be happy to know that a new release has just dropped, with QPR1 Beta 6 arriving on compatible Pixel phones. Perhaps one of the biggest pieces of news from ...

From app bubbles to 3D emojis and Gemini Intelligence, Android 17 is packed. Here's everything confirmed so far.

For most Android users, the Play Store is the only place they ever look for apps, and honestly, that’s how I used Android for years, too. But over time, I realized that some of the most interesting ...

The year's most popular game is currently available on most devices except for Androids, so malware developers are taking advantage of the hole by creating fraudulent Fortnite for Android downloads.

With Gemini 3.5 Flash doing frontier-level work at a fraction of the cost, Google’s Antigravity 2.0 is here to help build and manage your agents and let them loose on your latest projects. Meanwhile, ...

Google I/O, the company's big annual developer conference, is almost upon us. But the company isn't waiting until then to reveal what it has in store for Android. There was just far too much news on ...

The “Android Bench” for ranking AI models used in Android app development has been updated, with OpenAI’s latest model now tied with Gemini for the top spot. First released in March, the “Android ...

Google has changed course on sideloading apps on Android, with the tech giant introducing new rules on the installation of apps by unverified developers. In a blog post on Thursday, the tech giant ...

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new Android malware family called Perseus that's being actively distributed in the wild with an aim to conduct device takeover (DTO) and financial fraud.

UPDATE (February 18, 2026): Parts of the article have been tweaked/changed. Summary: Android apps are software programs designed to run on the Android operating system, serving specific purposes like ...

The best AI app for overall productivity in 2026 is Google Gemini, thanks to the powerful Gemini 3 Pro model and Nano Banana Pro. Following that, ChatGPT continues to be our favorite AI app for its ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...