Believe it or not, I’m not usually one to load up beta software. It’s cool to try new Android features before they’re fully baked, but I run into more hiccups than I’d usually like along the way.

Update, Monday June 2, 2025. 2024 saw the Pixel 9 family launch earlier than expected. The range was announced on Aug 13, with the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro XL available on Aug 22 and the Pixel 9 Pro on ...

Android 16 looked to be one of the most impressive upgrades to the mobile operating system in recent times. Google teased some seriously cool features that would elevate Android to the next level.

In addition to Android 15 QPR1 Beta 1 today for Pixel 8a and earlier, Google is rolling Android 15 Beta 4.2 for the Pixel 9 series. AP31.240617.015 has the August 2024 security patch. Instead of ...

Running beta software is always opening the door to random bugs, and one of those seems to be leaving Android Auto partially broken as some Google Pixel 9 owners have found. Users on Pixel 9 and Pixel ...

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Google's Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 brings Imagination's updated GPU driver to the Pixel 10 series. I ran a before-and-after performance comparison.

Eligible Google Pixel devices received the first stable build of Android 15 last month. Now, a few weeks later, Google is rolling out a new update, this time focused on fixing reported bugs. The ...

Android Auto appears to be broken on Google Pixel 9 smartphones that are running the latest Android 15 beta version. The platform fails to start, connect, or work as expected. Google is readying the ...