The Best Alternative Operating Systems to Get Google Off Your Phone

Whether you have privacy concerns or you just want to freely tinker, these are our favorite alternatives to stock Android.
Forbes

Google Issues Android Update—40% Of All Phones Now At Risk

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The Verge

Google just leaked a first look at Android for PC in action

A bug report was uploaded including screen recordings from the upcoming Aluminium OS. A bug report was uploaded including screen recordings from the upcoming Aluminium OS. is a news editor with over ...
TechRepublic

Android 17 Leak Reveals Glassy Blur UI and New Screen Recorder

Android 17 Leak Reveals Glassy Blur UI and New Screen Recorder Your email has been sent Generated with Google Gemini. Android 17 is starting to come into view, with early images suggesting changes ...
Forbes

Android Attacks—Google Confirms No Fix For 30% Of All Phones

You have been warned — a billion phones are at risk. Updated on Dec. 23 with additional commentary on new security vulnerabilities and the security risks for the billion-plus phones that will not ...
CNET

Google Introduces New Android Features in Pixel Beta Update

Participants in the Android Beta Program get first dibs on the next update, which is set to land in official form next year Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on ...
MacRumors

iOS 26.3 Makes It Easier to Switch From iPhone to Android

With iOS 26.3, Apple is making it simpler for iPhone users to transition to an Android smartphone, with new built-in tools for transferring data. The new transfer tool allows an ‌iPhone‌ user to place ...
Digital Trends

Your next Android PC from Google is the new Copilot+ challenger

This is important because: Android on Snapdragon X could collide with Chromebook and Copilot+ turf while putting fresh pressure on WoA. If OEMs test real Android 16 builds on PC-class chips, the ...
CNBC

OpenAI launches Sora for Android devices

OpenAI on Tuesday launched its Sora app of AI-generated videos for Android devices. The announcement on Tuesday brings the popular AI app to the Google Play app store for users in the U.S., Canada, ...
Computerworld

14 advanced Android 16 tips

Whether you've just gotten Android 16 or you've had it in front of you for months, you're bound to find something new and useful in this collection of off-the-beaten-path pointers. Well, this is ...
PC Magazine

Google Teases Its Android PC Project Again. Qualcomm Says 'It's Incredible'

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