Android 17 Beta arrives with quiet but meaningful changes, hinting at a smarter release cycle and subtle polish ahead.

Google has released Android 17 Beta 1 with a stronger push toward adaptive apps and big-screen optimization.

Google is polishing Android Live Updates with a new layout and testing experimental shortcut-like widgets for Translate.

Google also says Android 17 Beta 1 debuts new performance optimizations with better management of system resources. The OS will use what Google calls generational garbage collection, featuring more ...

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Microsoft has now made the “Expanded screen” feature available to all users of the Phone Link app in Windows 11. The update, which is being rolled out via the Microsoft Store (version 1.25112.36.0), ...

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Google LLC’s Android division today announced several artificial intelligence-powered features aimed at Android developers, offering powerful ways to build advanced intelligent apps for mobile and ...

Android Auto is preparing to add home screen widgets. The feature is codenamed “Earth” and will allow users to add widgets from their phone apps directly to the Android Auto dashboard. Some widgets ...

There are so many new settings and features baked into modern Android smartphones that it's really easy to overlook some of them — even when they're active. Sure, they might show a notification in the ...

Splash Damage is now no longer owned by the Chinese video-game giant Tencent, having been acquired by private-equity investors. The UK-based studio confirmed in a statement that it would continue to ...

Android doesn’t natively let you set unique wallpapers for each home screen, but apps like FiveWallpapers and Multiple Picture Wallpaper make it possible. These apps let you assign different images, ...