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The Top New Features in Google’s Android 17—and Gemini Intelligence—Coming This Summer

The Android Show focused on new features in Android 17, the next version of Android coming later this summer, as well as several updates to the Gemini assistant experience.

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Google races to put Gemini at the center of Android before Apple’s AI reboot

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Android's Biggest AI Update: Everything to Know About Gemini Intelligence

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Gemini Intelligence to Debut on Samsung Foldables Ahead of Pixel Launch

Google’s latest AI push, “Gemini Intelligence,” is expected to make its first appearance on Samsung’s upcoming foldable smartphones, marking a major step in how deeply artificial intelligence will be ...

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Google I/O 2026: Googlebooks Bring Gemini Intelligence To Android Laptops

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Google Introduces Gemini Intelligence for Android With AI-Powered Chrome and Gboard Features

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How to Watch The Android Show: I/O Edition Today Ahead of Google I/O

Google's virtual Android event is kicking off in just a few hours, one week before I/O 2026, where the company is expected to spotlight Android, Gemini and its broader AI push.

Here's how to watch The Android Show I/O Edition live today

Google will hold The Android Show I/O Edition later today. Here's how you can watch it and what you should expect.

Hackaday

Google Will Require Developer Verification Even For Sideloading

Do you like writing software for Android, perhaps even sideload the occasional APK onto your Android device? In that case some big changes are heading your way, with Google announcing that they will soon require developer verification for all applications ...

Android 17: Everything We Know About Google’s Biggest Year Yet

Android 17 rumors point to Motion Assist, App Bubbles, native app locking, Gemini updates, and Android XR news ahead of Google I/O 2026.

PCMag on MSN

Google I/O 2026: What to Expect and How to Watch

The annual developer conference starts on May 19. Expect updates to Gemini and Android XR, as well as the debut of Google's Android-based desktop operating system.

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Google Announces the Biggest Android Auto Update Since the Coolwalk Redesign

It's happening. Android Auto is getting what could be easily considered the biggest update since the debut of Coolwalk. Google announced a Material 3 Expressive facelift that includes everything from using the screen estate more efficiently to new features like widgets.

Android Police

The first Android 16 developer preview just landed: Here’s what you need to know

The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. First of all, it might surprise you to hear that Google is releasing Android 16 DP1 today. After all, the first developer preview of Android 15 launched in February 2024.

Ars Technica

With developer verification, Google’s Apple envy threatens to dismantle Android’s open legacy

It’s been nearly 20 years since Google revealed Android, which the company described as the first “truly open” mobile operating system, setting Google-powered phones apart from the iPhone’s aggressively managed experience. Over time, though ...

Android Authority

With developer verification, I'm struggling to think of Android as a proper smartphone platform

When I first started using a smartphone, the choice between Android and iOS felt like an easy one. Sure, Apple had an attractive UI, and an early lead on third-party software support, but going the iPhone route meant living in Apple’s walled garden.

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How to install Android 16 Developer Preview 1

Android 16 is here! Sort of. Along with its official announcement that stable Android 16 is due out in the second quarter of next year, Google kicked off the Developer Preview period for its next major mobile OS release. Now, anyone with a computer, a ...