The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. The wait is finally over: the beta program for Android 16 is now open! Google just released Android 16 Beta 1, the first ...

Android Auto has quietly grown into a full dashboard platform, and a surprising number of apps now plug into it without most ...

Apps been crashing on you since installing the last Beta? Be sure to check out the fixes in today's Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1 release.

Less than a week after releasing the first beta of Android 16 QPR3, Google has rolled out a minor Beta 1.1 build. It ...

Android 16 QPR3 makes the location indicator in the status bar expandable, allowing you to see which app is tracking your device's location.

Sora continues to dominate, with early estimates saying the Android app was downloaded nearly half a million times in one day. Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including ...

Android is the dominant smartphone OS on the global market, and over the years it has become essentially the only competitor to Apple's iOS. But the platform had humble beginnings before it erased the ...

Google I/O 2025 will be livestreaming next week, and software developers from Google are expected to unveil Android 16, which is slated to come out before the summer. The upcoming Android software ...