Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Android 16 QPR2 Rolls Out With New AI Tools and Customization Upgrades Your email has been sent Google has officially started rolling out the latest set of Android 16 features, marking a major change ...

Google is integrating Circle to Search directly into the Gemini AI overlay, creating a simplified “Circle Screen” feature. Users can now circle on-screen content and query Gemini instantly, merging ...

The big picture: While Google maintains that identity verification will enhance security and trust across the platform, open-source communities remain concerned that even a softened version of the ...

Android is now “more like iPhone.” That should not be a surprise. It has been coming for some time, and Android 15 and Android 16 put security and privacy front and center. Just like iPhone. But it’s ...

Google is changing how sideloading works on Android. Starting in 2026, only apps from verified developers will be allowed on certified Android devices. Developers distributing apps outside the Play ...

Android’s open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google has traded some of that openness for security, and its ...

Google will implement a new safety feature that would require developers to verify their identity if they want Android users to be able to sideload their apps. The company said that it made the ...

Facepalm: The Android ecosystem has traditionally offered a more permissive approach to app development and delivery through third-party means. Now, Google is announcing a significant change that will ...

Google is possibly rethinking its approach with the popular Circle to Search feature on Android. The Gemini’s Tell Me About This feature, which is under development, may soon replace it. Circle to ...

Gemini Live is also being updated for foldables and third-party apps, starting with Samsung devices. Gemini Live is also being updated for foldables and third-party apps, starting with Samsung ...

How Android and iOS copy features from each other is pretty inevitable at this point. At WWDC 2025, we got more of that. What’s interesting to me is how Android 16 QPR1 and iOS 26 are getting new ...