A hot potato: A year after announcing the most significant change to Android in a long time, Google is now introducing a new process aimed at making the mobile platform "open" again. Mountain View ...

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Google’s revamped process for sideloading apps on Android will require several steps, including a mandatory 24-hour waiting period before installing apps from ...

The OPPO Find N6 is the latest flagship book-style foldable smartphone from the company. This handset was announced in March 2026, and it actually looks very similar to its predecessor. OPPO did not ...

The Xiaomi 17 Ultra was originally announced at the end of 2025, but the global variant arrived at the end of February 2026. That’s the model we’re interested in, and the model we’ll be focusing on in ...

Google has released Android 17 in beta for Pixel devices, skipping the usual Developer Preview given the arrival of new Canary builds, and you can install it now. Here’s how. Google is supporting all ...

Google is making it easier to switch from a competing chatbot to Gemini in two ways. You’ll be able to transfer user information from the other chatbot to Gemini by using a prompt and following a few ...

In the meantime, the free Android store F-Droid has been opposing the verification requirements, criticizing it as "corporate surveillance," since individual software developers need to submit an ...