Using banking and payment apps on Android smartphones with custom ROMs is a problem: A European industry consortium now wants ...

A paid version of the open-source original Xbox emulator xemu just landed on Android, and the drama followed right behind it. The app, called X1 BOX, is an unofficial port that hit the Play Store ...

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Developers have brought the Xemu original Xbox emulator to Android devices, allowing users to experiment with games, though ...

GrapheneOS will support Motorola smartphones in the future. The GrapheneOS developers already said in October 2025 that they were working with a major manufacturer to offer the secure custom ROM on ...

You might have noticed some reporting a few days ago that Android 17 was rolling out in beta form, but that didn’t happen. For reasons Google still has not explained, the release was canceled. Two ...

The Android operating system is a staple in the mobile smartphone space. Android 16 recently received a huge redesign, and the OS as a whole has a higher market share than Apple's iOS. One of the best ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Google updated its Android Source pages today with a change for when it publishes source code to AOSP. In ...

Stock Android comes loaded with apps you didn’t ask for, bloatware you can’t remove, and tracking services that send your data to Google constantly. What is LineageOS? It’s the open-source alternative ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ewan Spence covers the digital worlds of mobile technology. I’ve spent time with the Shiftphone 8, a smartphone pre-installed with ...