Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google unveiled the Android operating system 16 years ago today, on Nov. 5, 2007. While it looked barebones at the time, Google's decision to embrace open ...

The /e/OS Foundation has been offering a de-Googled version of Android since 2018, with an emphasis on privacy and security. Now developers have introduced the biggest update in years. Among other ...

After years of neglect, Google is finally bringing some widget goodness back to the Android lock screen interface, and it's ...

Google's Android mobile operating system is open source, which means anyone can, in theory, build their own mobile operating system based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). Why, then, are ...

The smartphone market is, for the most part, dominated by one decision: Android vs. iOS. In the past, it was possible to have a Windows phone, and today you can have a Linux phone, but Android and iOS ...

Google today announced the launch of Android XR, an operating system created for extended reality (XR) headsets and smart glasses. Android XR is Google's equivalent of visionOS, the operating system ...

Xiaomi continues to expand its product lineup with new devices, but the company’s future plans aren’t solely focused on hardware. In fact, they are planning their financial future around software. We ...

Amazon is planning to stop using Android on its entire range of own-brand smart devices, moving instead to a new operating system (OS) developed internally. As Lowpass reports, Amazon has had hundreds ...