Google Adds New Android Controls for WhatsApp Backups, Password Transfers

Google’s June 2026 Android system updates add WhatsApp backup controls, Play Protect checks, passkey portability, and Play ...

Google rolls out Android 17; major AI features to follow this summer

Alphabet Inc.’s Google has begun rolling out Android 17, the latest major update to its popular mobile operating system, ...

Sweeping Android 17 update brings new AI capabilities and features to Pixel smartphones

Google LLC today dropped the latest version of its Android operating system for mobile devices, and it’s rolling out to Pixel ...

All the latest news on Android 17, Wear OS 7, and Android XR

Following its official debut last month, Google is now rolling out Android 17 to compatible Pixel phones, alongside ...

Android 17 is bringing foldable specific updates to the OS, here’s why it matters

Android 17 does not position itself as a foldable-first operating system. There is little content allocated to optimizations ...

Amazon reveals Android 16-based Fire OS 16 is coming to Fire TV devices

Amazon has updated its developers page to confirm Fire OS 16, based on Android 16, will be its next OS for Fire TV devices.

What is Aluminium OS? What we know about Google's Android desktop operating system.

Now, Google is moving to unify ChromeOS and Android into a single desktop platform, currently operating under the codename "Aluminium OS." (Or, depending on who you ask, Aluminum OS.) As far as we ...
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Google Says Android Is Evolving From 'Operating System to Intelligent System'

At Samsung Galaxy Unpacked, Sameer Samat teased that “amazing things” are coming with Android 17, describing Android’s shift from a traditional OS to an AI-driven “intelligent system.” He ...

Googlebook Is Google’s New AI-Powered Laptop Platform Built on Android

They won’t replace Chromebooks, but Googlebooks have an Android-centered operating system, AI-first features like the Magic Pointer, and a promise of desktop-grade apps.