Android 17, the latest update to Google’s operating system, is out now. And it has some exciting new features for Android ...

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 ...

Also released: a new Pixel Drop, and Wear OS 7.

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

Android 17 does not position itself as a foldable-first operating system. There is little content allocated to optimizations ...

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