In 2026, Android updates are becoming more frequent and modular, reducing version gaps but increasing the need for ongoing ...

Only two AOSP drops per year now ...

Google is increasing security measures around sideloading apps by removing anonymity for Android developers who distribute outside of the Play Store. Starting in September next year, Google will ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Google is releasing the first developer preview of Android 16 to speed up feature rollouts in devices. This is a major change in the Android rollout schedule as, over the past few years, Google ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. It’s still hard to grasp this new world we are in now, with Google back to releasing multiple versions of ...

It’s all about more harmonious communication between hardware and software. It’s all about more harmonious communication between hardware and software. is a senior reviewer with over a decade of ...

Google has cut Android Open Source Project (AOSP) code dumps to two a year to align release cadences with its trunk stable development model.

Google has published its latest breakdown of how many devices are running which versions of Android. Android 16 has yet to even appear on the radar, and Android 15 has only hit a 4.5% share. Android ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. That little tease of Project Astra yesterday has brought us to a full announcement today for Google’s next ...