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Android 16 Is Here

An anonymous reader shares a blog post from Google: Today, we’re bringing you Android 16, rolling out first to supported Pixel devices with more phone brands to come later this year. This is the earliest Android has launched a major… Continue Reading →

Android 16 Is Now Officially Available on These Devices

After months of beta testing and following an extensive preview ahead of Google I/O 2025, Android 16 is now complete and is rolling out to devices. As usual, Pixel phones and tablets are going to be first in line for… Continue Reading →

Customize Your Android With One of These Five Launchers

In recent years, iOS has caught up to Android to some extent when it comes to customization, but Android is still in the lead. That’s partly because it supports launchers, which take the place of the default software interface to… Continue Reading →

“Google wanted that”: Nextcloud decries Android permissions as “gatekeeping”

Nextcloud is a host-your-own cloud platform that wants to help you “Regain control over your data.” It contains products that allow for video chat, file storage, collaborative editing, and other stuff that reads a lot like a DIY Google Workspace… Continue Reading →

Google makes Android development private, will continue open source releases

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, but that will no longer be the case…. Continue Reading →

RCS texting updates will bring end-to-end encryption to green bubble chats

One of the best mostly invisible updates in iOS 18 was Apple’s decision to finally implement the Rich Communications Services (RCS) communication protocol, something that is slowly helping to fix the generally miserable experience of texting non-iPhone users with an… Continue Reading →

Amazon To Shut Down Android Appstore

Amazon will discontinue its Android Appstore servicefrom August 20, 2025, ending its decade-long attempt to compete with Google’s Play Store in the Android mobile ecosystem. The Amazon Appstore, launched in 2011, served as an alternative marketplace for Android users to… Continue Reading →

Murena Released a De-Googled Version of the Pixel Tablet

Murena has launched the Murena Pixel Tablet, a de-Googled version of the Pixel Tablet that removes Google’s apps and services to enhance user privacy. Priced at $549, it offers /e/OS, an alternative app store, and privacy-focused productivity tools, but lacks… Continue Reading →

Apple TV Is Finally Available on Android

If you’ve been living your life severed from Apple TV because you’re on an Android phone, then Apple has some good news for you, refiner. Starting today, the Apple TV app is available on Pixels, Samsung Galaxies, and all other… Continue Reading →

DOJ: Google must sell Chrome to end monopoly

The United States Department of Justice argued Wednesday that Google should divest its Chrome browser as part of a remedy to break up the company’s illegal monopoly in online search, according to a filing with the U.S District Court of… Continue Reading →

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