Remember the good old days when you knew what version of Android your phone was running by its dessert name? For example, the ...

Seven years of Android updates used to be rare. Now it's becoming common across flagships, foldables, and even budget phones.

Life inside Apple's ecosystem of cross-device features is nice, but some people are drawn to Android's variety of devices and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. However, if you are a lifelong (or long-time) iPhone user, don't just rush out and buy a new Google Pixel 9 Pro. Making the switch will be ...

Over the years, mobile operating system updates have become more incremental than innovative. The newest Android release is a prime example of that. Android 16, like Android 15 before it, offers ...

Google is planning a major change to the way it develops new versions of the Android operating system. Since the beginning, large swaths of the software have been developed in public-facing channels, ...

The Google I/O annual developer conference is around the corner—May 19—but in what is quickly becoming a tradition, Google announced new features for Android and Gemini a week early. The news came on ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. The latest Android version might just be the platform's most iterative update yet. Android 15 looks and feels almost exactly ...