Gemini just grabbed the wheel. Google says this is the app's "biggest update in over a decade," and it shows. The new Ask Maps button lets you chat in plain English—think, "Where can I charge my phone ...

Google on Tuesday announced an expanded set of Android theft-protection features, designed to make its mobile devices less of a target for criminals. Building on existing tools like Theft Detection ...

From swirling updates to confusing convergence and more than a few wacky experiments, 2026 is looking to be anything but uneventful for Google's Android platform. It’s hard to believe, but here we be ...

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A newly discovered Android malware dubbed DroidLock can lock victims’ screens for ransom and access text messages, call logs, contacts, audio recordings, or even erase data. DroidLLock allows its ...

Google may be working on a native App Lock feature for Android 17 that lets users secure specific apps without the restrictions of Private Space. This new API allows the default launcher to lock apps, ...

Google is following through on its pledge to split Android versions into more frequent updates. We already had one Android 16 release this year, and now it’s time for the second. The new version is ...

It was back in August when we first heard that Android 17 might carry an internal codename of Cinnamon Bun. This rumor is now “confirmed” via the latest Android Canary build, which will honestly help ...

Over a year after indicating that it plans to raise the minimum Android version requirement for the Android Auto app from version 8.0 (Oreo) to version 9.0 (Pie ...

We've known for a while that Android Auto would eventually drop support for Android 8, but it now looks like this change is just around the corner. Google updated the ...