Android operating systems in 2025 are what individual phone brands make of them. Android 16 is publicly available as part of the Android Open Source Project, but it’s barebones, and brands like Google ...

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 ...

Your Android phone could soon look quite different. Android 16 and Wear OS 6 are both on their way to an Android device near you, along with a new look based on Google's updated design language, ...

Android 16 QPR1 beta is expected to debut the new Material 3 Expressive design language. The upcoming build is expected to include several new design changes, including the new Quick Settings panel, ...

The main Google I/O 2025 keynote happens a week from now, but that event will probably be so Gemini AI-heavy that Google decided to give Android a special presentation on Tuesday, in the form of an ...

When smartphone users load up Android 16 QPR1 or the newly announced iOS 26 for the first time, they'll be in for a major shock. Apple and Google both decided that now is the time to shake up their ...

I have eight years of experience covering Android, with a focus on apps, features, and platform updates. I love looking at even the minute changes in apps and software updates that most people would ...

Google LLC today lifted the lid on a new Android experience, introducing one of the biggest revamps it has ever seen with the launch of a new design language called Material 3 Expressive. Set to ...

Realme UI 7 arrives with Android 16’s Material 3 design language along with various visual changes. The major software update brings Light Glass Design inspired by iOS 26’s Liquid Glass. So you get ...

Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer. Officially, she is CNET's European correspondent, covering tech policy and Big Tech in the EU and UK. Unofficially, she serves as CNET's Taylor ...