Google rebuilt Android’s kernel using AutoFDO and real app data, boosting performance, speeding system calls, and improving app launches.

Today's phones and PCs are full of built-in AI, from Galaxy AI to Copilot, but are these tools powerful enough to replace the apps in my regular rotation? I put it to the test.

Android 17 Beta 2 now enables a stricter Advanced Protection feature that clamps down on apps that aren't classified as ...

Safe mode helps you see if a buggy app is causing your Android phone to crash, freeze, or slow down. Here's how.

I used to install a dozen little apps for basic tasks. This Android toolkit replaced almost all of them.

The Pixel 10A won't replace Google's Pixel 10, but its lower-than-Apple price combined with AirDrop might make it easier to switch from iOS.

The AI company Anthropic was likely not in the public lexicon just a month ago. But it is now a whirlwind sequence of events in February thrust the company into the public eye more than ever.

The best new Android apps roundup for March 2026 includes a host of acclaimed games coming to the small screen, and a handful of useful apps.

Learn how to use DoNotNotify to block Android notifications selectively. Filter spam alerts, and stay focused without silencing everything.

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Want Google out of your life? It's pretty easy to find alternative search, email, and photo storage providers, but it's much harder to come up with a mobile operating system that's free of Google. The ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...