And then there’s the elephant in the room: AI. It is taking over everything, and although many aspects are great, I feel like it’s a tool that you can use a bit, like the Pen tool in Photoshop, but it feels like AI is being used to paper over some pretty cracks in the mobile experience. In some ways, this shift to latch on to AI makes a lot of sense. Let’s face it, your phone now, at its core, probably doesn’t do much differently than say, 7 or 8 years ago. Unless you have a foldable phone— and fair play to you if you do — you probably run the same suite of applications you have had since day
Is the Android we once knew slowly getting eroded? [Video]… Google today announced Android Automotive OS for Software Defined Vehicles AAOS SDV to extend “beyond the car’s screen.” Specifically, this “provides an open infrastructure for the non-safety parts of vehicles.” This expanded purview might allow for in-car voice assistants that can control more veh… …
Google releases Pixel 10a ‘stallion’ factory images Abner Li | Mar 5 2026 - 3:26 pm PT | Mar 5 2026 - 3:26 pm PT With the Pixel 10a now on store shelves, Google today released factory images for “stallion.” There are two builds for the 2026 mid-ranger: 16.0.0 BD6A.251031.001.A4, Mar 2026 16.0.0 CP1… …
… My biggest personal gripe is the U-turn from practically all third-party Android makers on software skins. …
… Apparently, the OnePlus Nord CE6 will only get 2 Android OS upgrades, ending up on Android 18. As @OnePlusClub highlights , that means the prior generation, OnePlus Nord CE5, will end up getting one more update to Android 19. …
This is Android’s new ‘advanced flow’ for sideloading apps without verification, includes one-day waiting period Gallery Abner Li | Mar 19 2026 - 10:00 am PT | Mar 19 2026 - 10:00 am PT Later this year, Google is introducing new Android developer verification . …
… Most require some kind of manual edit, however, particularly when it comes to getting information into the correct fields – a problem Adobe claims to have solved with the latest version of its Android Adobe Scan app … Expand Expanding Close Adobe Experience Design CC update includes real time desig… …
… A boring year for hardware crossed with increased pricing might sound awful for consumers on paper, if not for one saving grace: extended software support policies. …
… Googlebooks have tight integration with Android phones, including Cast my apps to access any piece of mobile software on the bigger screen. …
Samsung reportedly prepares Galaxy Book laptops running Android with One UI 9 skin Ben Schoon | Apr 30 2026 - 6:10 am PT | Apr 30 2026 - 6:10 am PT As Google’s “Aluminium” OS slowly makes it way to launch, a new report reveals that Samsung is preparing new Galaxy Book laptops running Android, but w… …
… Expand Expanding Close Subaru adopts Android Automotive starting in the 2026 Outback Ben Schoon Nov 20 2025 - 7:55 am PT Subaru has announced new details on its revamped in-car software experience, which is based on Google’s Android Automotive OS. …
