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Google has announced the availability of the first developer preview release for Android 16. Developer previews, for those who are unfamiliar, are made available so developers can test their apps to ...

Google released the stable Android 15 build in mid-October, but it isn't waiting around to launch Android 16. The dev previews showed up at the end of 2024, and Google just introduced the first public ...

Google has pulled a surprise with Android 16 by releasing the test build of its next major mobile OS update months ahead of the usual schedule. The cadence of public updates is also changing, and ...

If you're one of the many people who always rush to install the latest software and app updates, I get you. I'm in the same boat, as I rarely wait for others to install a new software release just to ...

Android users should update their phones immediately as Google's December 2025 patch fixes critical vulnerabilities.

Dallas was working on cars at a Honda dealership rocking a MyTouch 4G when Artem and the gang started Android Police. It was this very website that got him into Android in the first place — he'd sneak ...

There are both pros and cons of Android and iOS, but Android generally fares better when it comes to freedom of choice. Google's mobile OS is known for its customizability options, like replacing the ...

Google released Android 16 Beta 2 two weeks ago, with some new functionality on board. Today Google follows that up with Android 16 Beta 2.1, consisting mostly of bug fixes Beta 3 has already been ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Google’s mission to secure Android continues, narrowing the gap to ...