Android Auto does a solid job of mirroring your phone's most useful apps on your car's infotainment screen. From maps to music and messaging, Android Auto handles the expected tasks just fine. But ...

Discoveries in the Sahara Desert have revealed a meteorite, NWA 12774, believed to be a remnant of an ancient protoplanet from 4.5 billion years ago. This meteorite may hold clues to a world that was ...

Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...

Android 17 brings a range of updates designed to improve your smartphone experience. While it doesn’t completely transform the operating system, this version focuses on practical enhancements that ...

On Earth, garnet is best known as the fiery red January birthstone—popular in jewelry since the Bronze Age and valued highly by ancient Egyptians. Our team has now discovered a new rock type ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Every new Android phone that is released to the market has a shelf life when it comes to software and security updates. Even if you buy the ...

Since 2015, consumers and automakers have had a handshake agreement: we'll buy their cars if they let us connect our smartphones to Android Auto or Apple CarPlay. For ten years or so, it has worked ...

At the heart of these subtler tweaks are four key changes in Android 17: app memory limits, local network permissions, dynamic code loading restrictions, and Certificate Transparency by default.

Android 17, Google's latest model of mobile operating system, is officially available — at least for owners of Pixel phones. Google also released a new Pixel Drop and the latest operating system for ...

A year on from Android 16 and with a massive Material 3 Expressive update in between, Android 17 is ready for primetime, and here’s every single feature you need to know. Sadly, this is not a huge, ...

Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead. Previously, he was Pocket-lint's Editor-in-Chief, the Editor-in-Chief of Canadian tech publication MobileSyrup, and earlier in his ...

The AI coding boom is now coming directly for Android app development. On Tuesday at Google IO 2026, the company announced new native Android app creation capabilities in its web-based Google AI ...