Time to dive in and find fun new toys to play with. Everything new in Android 17 Beta Android 17 is indeed “CinnamonBun” Not that we didn’t believe the codename for Android 17 was “CinnamonBun,” but ...

Besides replacing Developer Previews, the Android 17 Beta cycle is operating on a faster release schedule. The continuous Android Canary channel introduced last year has replaced Developer Previews.

Want Google out of your life? It's pretty easy to find alternative search, email, and photo storage providers, but it's much harder to come up with a mobile operating system that's free of Google. The ...

Android 17 Beta 1 is rolling out to Google Google Pixel 6 and newer devices. If you are on Android 16 beta, update via Settings > System > Software Update. Stable ...

Given the continuous Android Canary channel, the next major version of Google’s mobile OS is debuting as a Beta release. Android 17 Beta 1 is rolling out today to Pixel devices. Android Canary was ...

Google Warns Over 1 Billion Android Phones Are Now at Risk Your email has been sent If you’re using an older Android phone, Google has a message you probably don’t want to hear. More than 40% of ...

Android 15 has the most market share with 19.3%, followed closely by Android 14 with 17.2%, according to Google’s latest Android distribution numbers (December 2025). Android 16, the most recent ...

From swirling updates to confusing convergence and more than a few wacky experiments, 2026 is looking to be anything but uneventful for Google's Android platform. It’s hard to believe, but here we be ...

Participants in the Android Beta Program get first dibs on the next update, which is set to land in official form next year Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on ...

With iOS 26.3, Apple is making it simpler for iPhone users to transition to an Android smartphone, with new built-in tools for transferring data. The new transfer tool allows an iPhone user to place ...

Android remains one of the most customizable mobile operating systems out there, despite Google's recent efforts to rein it in. You don't necessarily have to root your Android device to get it to do ...