Android adds a feature to stop you from doomscrolling

Google’s new Android feature, Pause Point, forces you to wait before opening distracting apps in an effort to curb addictive scrolling habits.

7 best Android 17 upgrades announced at The Android Show — from 3D emojis to Screen Reactions

The Android Show 2026 contained numerous major Android 17 announcements — these are the seven biggest upcoming features.

Android Show 2026: all the news and announcements
Android Show 2026: all the news and announcements

Google I/O is just days away, and that means it’s time for another Android Show event to unpack all the Android ecosystem highlights Google has in store.  The highlight of this year’s Android Show was Googlebooks, a new line of laptops running Android. They can cast apps from Android phones, pull files directly from a […]

Android Show 2026 as it happened — all the big news on Android 17, Googlebook, and Gemini Intelligence

All the latest news from Google’s Android-focused pre-I/O show, as it happens.

Google’s Aluminium OS revealed in 16-minute leaked video
Google’s Aluminium OS revealed in 16-minute leaked video

Aluminium OS, Google’s upcoming version of Android for PC, may have just leaked a few hours before Google’s Android Show presentation. As Android Authority reports, leaker Mystic Leaks shared a 16-minute video on their Telegram channel that appears to show a lengthy hands-on demo of the new operating system. After a loading screen featuring the […]

How to watch Google’s Android Show: I/O Edition today
How to watch Google’s Android Show: I/O Edition today

Google I/O is still a week away, but Google’s big announcements kick off today with the “Android Show: I/O Edition,” where it’s expected to announce the major Android ecosystem highlights coming to its annual developer conference. When the Android Show will happen and where you can watch it Android Show: I/O Edition will be streaming […]

How to watch The Android Show: I/O Edition — and what announcements to expect

Google’s Android Show: I/O Edition is taking place today — here’s how to tune in live, and what we think could be unveiled.

Finally, texts between Android and iPhone users can be end-to-end encrypted

Google had urged Apple for years to support RCS texting to make communication between each company’s devices more seamless.

Apple brings encrypted RCS chats to iPhone
Apple brings encrypted RCS chats to iPhone

Apple now lets you have encrypted RCS conversations with Android users through the Messages app on iOS. As part of iOS 26.5, which was released on Monday, Apple added support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging in beta, meaning that Apple and Google can’t see your messages while they’re sent. With iOS 26.5, you’ll see a […]

The makers of security-first GrapheneOS are putting Google and Apple’s tactics on blast

Google’s reCAPTCHA is testing a system that requires you to scan a QR code with an Apple or Google-certified phone. Here’s why that matters more than it sounds.