Android is in a strange place at the moment; it's stronger than ever, but feels further away from what launched almost 20 years ago.

In a surprising move, Motorola is teaming up with GrapheneOS to deliver a privacy-focused Android experience right out of the box.

If you have an Android device and haven't visited its System services page yet, you're inadvertently leaving important ...

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

A paid, unofficial port of the xemu original Xbox emulator is on Android, sparking controversy and a promise from the real developers for a free release.

De-Googling is simply trading one set of problems for another, which wasn’t worth it for me.

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 ...