Google announced a bevy of new features, tools, and programs ahead of the latest Game Developers Conference (GDC) to make bringing PC games to Android easier than ever. These include first-class ...

Google is changing how apps are installed on Android. A new policy could reshape sideloading, developer fees, and app store competition.

Android Auto 15.5 is the final version supporting Android 8 Oreo. 19 Xiaomi and Redmi models released between 2016–2018 are affected. Google’s new standard is Android 9 Pie or higher. The change ...

Android security update adds preventative user blocks. Update, May 16, 2025: This story, originally published May 14, has been updated with news of more security features that have either arrived or ...

Google is working on a new version of Chrome for Android that supports browser extensions. Specifically, the company is experimenting with “desktop” builds of Chrome for Android. These “desktop” ...

Google just pulled the plug on security updates for Android 12 and 12L as of March 31, 2025. If you’re still using a phone or tablet running these versions, this is a big deal. A ton of Android users ...

A day after Apple announced operating system overhauls at WWDC 2025, Google launched its own set of major software upgrades for phones. Starting Tuesday, a new release of Android 16 is rolling out to ...

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 ...