Zach was an Author at Android Police from January 2022 to June 2025. He specialized in Chromebooks, Android smartphones, Android apps, smart home devices, and Android services. Zach loves unique and ...

Android 17 does not position itself as a foldable-first operating system. There is little content allocated to optimizations for folding phones in the official feature list by Google. A gaming mode ...

Android updates used to redefine the experience. Android 17 shows why those days are behind us — and why that's actually a ...

Google today announced the launch of Android XR, an operating system created for extended reality (XR) headsets and smart glasses. Android XR is Google's equivalent of visionOS, the operating system ...

Seven years of software updates has become the new baseline for some Android phones, and at least one option actually goes ...

Despite Android's presence in nearly every corner of the tech industry, it has yet to truly establish a foothold on PC platforms. Google has had ChromeOS powering Chromebooks for years, but the ...

The penalty is the largest the EU has handed the company in its efforts to curb Google’s online dominance.

The /e/OS Foundation has been offering a de-Googled version of Android since 2018, with an emphasis on privacy and security. Now developers have introduced the biggest update in years. Among other ...

Previously, I discussed how Google's decision to merge ChromeOS and Android marks a critical moment for the company. While this merger is a positive step forward, it raises an important question: Can ...

When images of Google's Aluminum operating system leaked online, Android users jumped for joy at the possibility of combining ChromeOS and Android into a single operating system. While Google has kept ...

Project Solara is not something you’ll have to worry about killing your apps anytime soon. It’s limited to a few pieces of concept hardware and software that are awaiting the magical agents of the ...