It's no secret that Google is the heart and soul of every Android phone that has the Play Store. Even if you manage to delete all Google apps—which isn't easy—Google's background services remain ...

Google has earned a reputation for removing popular Android features, while often not adequately replacing them, and here's five that met the chopping block.

Google is bringing a new optimization method called AutoFDO to Android’s kernel, using real usage data from popular apps to make the operating system run faster and more efficiently.

The price to pay for most Android smartphones and tablets is dealing with Google apps that may help the company generate ad revenue via personalized Google ads that you might see online. Many people ...