The walls are coming down, but which side of the fence is better? We pit Apple and Google against each other across 14 essential categories to see who truly rules the smartphone space.

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 obvious answer is an iPhone, but if you want Google out ...

Google LLC today dropped the latest version of its Android operating system for mobile devices, and it’s rolling out to Pixel smartphone users first of all. It’s a pretty sweeping update, introducing numerous artificial intelligence capabilities,

Google’s June 2026 Android system updates add WhatsApp backup controls, Play Protect checks, passkey portability, and Play Store AI search.

Google unveiled the biggest update to its Android mobile operating system in years, weeks before its biggest competitor in the space, Apple, is expected to give a preview of its overhauled iPhone software. The Alphabet unit is rolling out a new, bolder ...

Android 17 and Wear OS 7 are rolling out to compatible devices, with most models of Pixel phone being the first to receive.

Now, Google is moving to unify ChromeOS and Android into a single desktop platform, currently operating under the codename "Aluminium OS." (Or, depending on who you ask, Aluminum OS.) As far as we know — thanks to reporting from Android Authority — Aluminium OS is the internal codename for Google’s unified Android/ChromeOS desktop platform.

Google’s Android platform is the dominant global mobile operating system for good reason. Here are the top Android phones we've tested, along with how to find the right one for you. I’m one of PCMag’s mobile writers. That means I check out phones ...