Android operating systems in 2025 are what individual phone brands make of them. Android 16 is publicly available as part of the Android Open Source Project, but it’s barebones, and brands like Google ...

Android fans finally got to try Gemini's new Neural Expressive design this week, and the upgrade is a letdown for power users ...

Google has spent the last few weeks hyping up its new Pixel 10 phones, which are very nice devices. They’re just not a big leap over last year’s phones. If you’ve decided to hang onto your Android ...

This may not be the most surprising twist, but it's definitely something that Android fans did not expect to come as early as May. Google's next big Android UI revamp, Material 3 Expressive, has ...

When Google first unveiled its new Material 3 Expressive design language to the world, I wasn't sold on the new look. Google describes Material 3 Expressive as a major design evolution for the Android ...

Google’s accelerated Android release cycle will soon deliver a new version of the software, and it might look quite different from what you’d expect. Amid rumors of a major UI overhaul, Google seems ...

Google announced the latest Pixel Drop this morning, headed to all Pixel phones dating back to the Pixel 6 lineup (and Pixel Tablet). The update will begin rolling out today, updating your Pixel phone ...

Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...

After introducing with the Material 3 Expressive redesign last year, Google is adding more blur to the system UI with Android 17 Beta 1.

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. It's been a minute since Android got a fresh coat of paint. Google debuted the colorful Material Design 3 design language in ...

Google is rolling out a Material 3 Expressive design update to the Android Phone app, bringing rounded cards, refreshed dialer visuals, and new call gesture options. While the changes are currently in ...

Wear OS 6 is the latest software powering your favorite Android smartwatches. Powering the Galaxy Watch 8 series and the upcoming Pixel Watch 4, Wear OS 6 is the platform's biggest in years. We tried ...