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Google has introduced stronger Android authentication safeguards and enhanced recovery tools to make smartphones more challenging targets for thieves. These updated Android theft protection features ...

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Switching up the release schedule could bring new features to third-party Android phones much faster. Switching up the release schedule could bring new features to third-party Android phones much ...

Why this is important: For Nothing phone owners, especially those with the Phone 3, this update marks a major leap rather than just a patch. The features combine software polish with functional ...

Google has released the September 2025 security update for Android devices, addressing a total of 84 vulnerabilities, including two actively exploited flaws. The two flaws that were detected as ...

Your in-car Android Auto screen could soon display more app columns, making app discovery easier and faster. We were able to surface up to seven app columns in a layout that previously supported a ...

Google recently released Android 16, which brings a smattering of new features for Pixel phones, with promises of additional updates down the road. The numbering scheme has not been consistent over ...

Xreal has teased impressive specs for its upcoming Android XR smart glasses, Project Aura. Featuring a massive 70-degree Field of View and powered by a Snapdragon chip-equipped spatial computing puck, ...