Whether you have privacy concerns or you just want to freely tinker, these are our favorite alternatives to stock Android.

Many elementary school students in Utah learn that the state bird is a California gull, the state flower is a Sego Lily and the state emblem is a beehive. But if one senator gets his way, these ...

Learn about key Android vs iOS differences in this smartphone OS comparison. Understand how each system performs in daily use, customization, security, and user experience. Pixabay, zerotake For ...

Fresh leaks from Android 17’s Canary build suggest that Google is actively working on how notifications behave for locked apps. According to a new Android Authority report, notifications from apps ...

Google's monthly system services update went live on December 1, 2025. The updates always pertain to an update for the Android operating system and/or key system services with security, new ways to ...

What just happened? Android's annual major releases have gone the same way as its dessert-themed names. The current Android 16 QPR2 rollout marks the end of a single big update to the operating system ...

Over the past year and a half or so, we’ve learned that Google will replace the underlying tech stack in ChromeOS with Android. And in September, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon brought Google senior vice ...

For years, tech enthusiasts have dreamed of running Android on a PC as a full desktop operating system. We’ve seen ambitious attempts in the past—Remix OS, Phoenix OS, and other short-lived ...

ChromeOS has been a very successful platform for Google, helping it secure a foothold in the laptop industry without competing at the premium end of the spectrum. Google positioned ChromeOS devices as ...

Google is in a very favorable position with its Android operating system, which comes installed on smartphones from numerous manufacturers and only has a few real non-Apple alternatives, like ...

The big picture: Google is reportedly developing a new Android-based operating system for traditional PCs. Codenamed "Aluminium," the OS is expected to replace ChromeOS, Google's cloud-focused laptop ...