Android Auto's Best Kept Secret Is a Programmable Shortcut

The Custom Assistant Shortcut in Android Auto lets you set up complex actions and routines that can be activated with a single button press.
BGR

Google May Soon Make A Big Change To Android Multitasking

Multitasking in mobile operating systems has come a long way in recent years, and some devices feel more like working with traditional computers. A recent discovery shows it could get even better now ...
Digital Trends

Running Android apps on your Windows 11 PC is about to feel slightly better

Microsoft is working on a useful upgrade for Phone Link that fixes one of the most annoying parts of streaming Android apps on Windows 11. A new expanded view option lets you stretch Android apps ...
MacRumors

Switching Between iPhone and Android Will Get Easier With New Apple and Google Collaboration

Apple and Google are teaming up to make it easier for users to switch between iPhone and Android smartphones, according to 9to5Google. There is a new Android Canary build available today that ...
Android Authority

Here's a look at how Android 17 will make alternative app stores easier to use

As part of a settlement with Epic, Google is introducing support for “Registered App Stores” starting with Android 17. Certified third-party stores will utilize a “single store install screen” that ...
CNBC

Apple cuts App Store fee in half for 'mini apps' that integrate more of its software

Apple on Thursday said it would cut the company's App Store fees from 30% to 15% for some app makers, if they enter into a new program administered by the iPhone maker. The Mini Apps Partner Program ...
TechSpot

Android won't kill sideloading after all, but new verification rules will make it harder

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 ...
Reuters

Google proposes app store reforms in settlement with ‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) Nov 4 - Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google has reached a comprehensive U.S. court settlement with “Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games, agreeing to Android and app ...
CNBC

OpenAI launches Sora for Android devices

OpenAI on Tuesday launched its Sora app of AI-generated videos for Android devices. The announcement on Tuesday brings the popular AI app to the Google Play app store for users in the U.S., Canada, ...
Bleeping Computer

Malicious Android apps on Google Play downloaded 42 million times

Hundreds of malicious Android apps on Google Play were downloaded more than 40 million times between June 2024 and May 2025, notes a report from cloud security company Zscaler. During the same period, ...
Geeky Gadgets

Google AI Studio’s New Features : Make App Creation Effortless

What if the future of coding didn’t require coding at all? With the launch of Google AI Studio, that future might already be here. In a bold move that could ...