Google has released Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 with the December 2025 security patch for a wide range of Pixel phones and tablets, ahead of a planned stable release in March 2026. The beta introduces ...

Android updates have gotten tricky to keep track of these days — between the polar-opposite problems of unpredictably poky progress from most non-Google device-makers and perplexingly overlapping ...

Emulation has really come into its own over the past few years, thanks to a resourceful development community. Right along with it, we've seen a host of new Android-based emulation and retro game ...

PSX2 is a new PlayStation 2 emulator for Android, building off of PCSX2 and PCSX2_ARM64. The app is available in the Play Store for $5, or you can build it yourself for free from its source code.

Recently, Linux has been rising in desktop popularity in no small part to the work on WINE and Proton. But for some, the year of the Linux desktop is not enough, and the goal is now for the year of ...

Ahead of the stable launch in September, Google is rolling out Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3 to Pixel devices today. Quarterly Platform Releases deliver more significant changes compared to monthly bug fixes ...

Canary is not a bird in Google’s world, but it sings the future of Android to you before anyone else hears it. Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some articles. If you make a ...

We're another step closer to getting PlayStation 3 games to run smoothly on an Android smartphone. A little-known developer has released aPS3e, a PS3 emulator that can natively run on Android, onto ...

Well, I’ll be: Android 16 is officially here! (Or it’s available for device-makers to roll out as they see fit, at least. Choose your own adventure.) And the timing of the software’s arrival isn’t the ...

I didn't expect Google to launch Android 16 one day after Apple unveiled iOS 26 at WWDC 2025, but that's exactly what happened. Rather than waiting for the rumored Pixel 10 launch in August, Google is ...

The Android 16 QPR1 update marks a significant evolution in the Android ecosystem, combining a refreshed design language with practical enhancements. With the introduction of “Material 3 Expressive,” ...