Android’s most powerful app permission could soon come with a much scarier warning

Android 17 may give trusted apps control over screen content while a phone is locked. Google’s clearer warning reveals the convenience, risk, and safeguards behind the unfinished permission system.

Google just made switching from iPhone to Android much easier with Android 17

Android 17 introduces an upgraded migration tool that moves far more iPhone data than before. Wired transfers now move passwords, passkeys, eSIM, and Google Accounts and more.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8: Everything we know

Samsung’s clamshell foldable is no longer a rumor. Here’s everything officially confirmed about the Galaxy Z Flip 8, from pricing to cameras to release date.

Xiaomi beats Samsung to become the first non-Pixel phone with stable Android 17

While Samsung and others are still stuck in beta, Xiaomi has quietly started rolling out stable Android 17 to select Xiaomi 17 series phones.

Android 17’s new video standard fixes one of HDR’s biggest problems

Android 17 brings a new HDR standard called Eclipsa Video that promises consistent, comfortable HDR playback across every screen.

Android desktop mode made me miss my laptop in record time

Android desktop mode can turn a phone into a nearly usable workstation, but one workday with WordPress, browser tools, and a pile of accessories made the laptop look mercifully honest.

Android 17 makes a strong case for ignoring Android version numbers entirely

Android 17 has useful changes, but when the best everyday update is a Quick Settings button that finally makes sense again, the annual version number starts looking pretty hollow.

Android 17 makes it harder for bad actors to guess and crack the PIN on your phone

Android 17 adds tougher lock-screen protections that limit failed PIN and password attempts, extend lockout timers, detect duplicate guesses, and make brute-force attacks harder

We finally got a peek at Android 17’s Nintendo DS-like gaming trick

Android 17’s foldable gaming mode splits the screen into gameplay and virtual controller zones, making folding phones feel more like compact gaming handhelds.