Tech Advisor on MSN

Android users are getting important Google system updates

Google has once again released new Google system updates for smartphones, tablets and other devices running the Android operating system. The new features and bug fixes cover many different areas of ...
Ars Technica

With developer verification, Google’s Apple envy threatens to dismantle Android’s open legacy

It’s been nearly 20 years since Google revealed Android, which the company described as the first “truly open” mobile operating system, setting Google-powered phones apart from the iPhone’s ...
TechRepublic

Android’s July 2026 Google System Update: What Users Should Know

Google’s July Play services update improves Google One purchases, adds Wear OS work profile support, and expands Android developer tools. Google’s July 2026 Google Play services update introduces an ...
Auto Igloo on MSN

Volvo moves global Android Automotive development onto Google Cloud Platform as car software race accelerates

Cars increasingly compete on something owners never see under the hood: the speed and quality of the software-development ...
Android Authority

Spotted the new Android Developer Verifier app? Read this before you uninstall it

Users are noticing a new “Android Developer Verifier” app (com.google.android.verifier) silently installed on their Android phones to prepare for upcoming sideloading restrictions. The app checks if ...
XDA Developers

The Pixel's desktop mode feels like a real operating system, and it's already better than I expected

Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead. Previously, he was Pocket-lint's Editor-in-Chief, the Editor-in-Chief of Canadian tech publication MobileSyrup, and earlier in his ...
Mag the Weekly

Android 17 Update Brings New Features

The latest update is available for compatible Pixel devices and includes 17 security fixes, addressing vulnerabilities identified across the Android operating system. Google has also introduced ...