Devices running Android 16 will pick up a new trick when the software update rolls out later this year: The ability to run a desktop-style interface while connected to an external display. An early ...

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 ...

There’s a recurring joke amongst enthusiasts that buying into Google’s products is like enrolling yourself into a perpetual beta. But between jarring UI changes or unpredictable results from what ...

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With its 'Material 3 Expressive' design, Google aims to make Android 16 and Wear OS 6 livelier (and safer) environments. Google this week gave us a peek at Android 16's design concept, which is ...

It’s been the tech world’s equivalent of a whispered legend for over a decade: Google, the giant behind both Android and ChromeOS, would one day merge its two operating systems into a single, unified ...