There was a time when you had to choose between creating universal mobile apps and native apps. Universal apps used web technologies like HTML and JavaScript, which often performed badly in mobile ...

If you run across something on your Android device’s screen and quickly want to look it up, then you’ll probably love Google’s Circle to Search. The feature, which debuted at the beginning of 2024, ...

I remember the day well because I was there. New York City, Tuesday, September 23, 2008. HTC, Google, T-Mobile, and Deutsche Telekom executives took the stage to introduce Android 1.0, a brand new ...

Huawei has stopped sidestepping the unavoidable question – no Google, what next? After suggesting it could (eventually) make its own smartphone operating system, built on Harmony OS in 2019, Huawei is ...

Here’s a good reason to update to your latest version of Google Play Services: Android devices running version 7.0 and later can now log you into apps and websites ...

Quick Share is a wireless data transfer feature for Android, Windows, and ChromeOS. It was formerly called Nearby Share until Google and Samsung merged into Quick Share in 2024. Quick Share uses ...

Android Recovery Mode is a tool that can help you fix problems with your Android devices. You boot into recovery mode, and then you can troubleshoot your problems. Most people never need to use it, ...

Google announced Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2.1 on Reddit today, and the update is already rolling out to enrolled devices. This new build clocks in at about 5MB in size, so there's nothing earth-shattering ...