Google revealed plans to merge Android with ChromeOS, creating a unified platform for laptops and desktops set to launch in ...

Google has shed more light on how Android's app verification rules will work, which will block sideloading apps from unverified developers.

Up until now, Google’s Android operating system has been limited to smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, and smartwatches/wearables (as Wear OS). There’s also Android Auto, which is used in car ...

Amazon is planning to stop using Android on its entire range of own-brand smart devices, moving instead to a new operating system (OS) developed internally. As Lowpass reports, Amazon has had hundreds ...

Google argues that the Android Developer Verification program isn't meant to put an end to sideloading but instead will help ...

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Android has always offered users far greater control over the software experience, whether in the form of baked-in features or additions through third-party apps available on the Play Store. Things ...

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Today, Google announced Android XR, a brand new operating system for AR/VR devices. The company hopes Android XR can unify the messy XR hardware industry, similar to what Android did for smartphones.

Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google unveiled the Android operating system 16 years ago today, on Nov. 5, 2007. While it looked barebones at the time, Google's decision to embrace open ...

Years in the making, the proprietary Linux OS that replaces Android-based FireOS is expected to be announced at next week's event. Here's everything we know so far.