There's been a bit of a boom in setting Custom Assistants on Android Auto recently, and I'm here for it. They're essentially ...

Android 17 is shaping up to be one of my favorite Android updates in recent years. The changes Google is making, while small, all address some long-standing bugbears of mine. One such tweak has made ...

Millions of Android users could be eligible for a payment under a $135 million class-action settlement over allegations that Google's operating system caused mobile devices to send data without users' ...

You may be hearing that Samsung Messages is going away, and for many Android users, that's true. Samsung is quietly phasing out its Samsung Messages app and moving people to Google Messages as the ...

I cover Android with a focus on productivity, automation, and Google’s ecosystem, including Gemini and everyday apps. With a background in engineering and software development, I tend to go beyond ...

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NGL, IDKWYM. SMH. No, I haven’t just had a stroke and let my face hit the keyboard. That’s actually internet abbreviation speak for: “Not going to lie, I don’t know what you mean (shaking my head)”, ...

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Android no longer has a notification overload problem. It has a notification quality problem. Google has given us many tools to manage alerts, but most still treat the app as what matters most. That ...

This will be the last major Android OS update for the Pixel 6 series (not Pixel 6a), with updates set to end in October 2026. Google’s latest Pixel 10a release, is not yet supported. As of April 16, ...

Midrange phones are nice because they give you the best of both worlds. They stick closer to the wallet-friendly limits of budget devices while providing some of the cooler features that trickle down ...