… By Ian Carlos Campbell March 19, 2026 2:46 pm EST Google has detailed how users will be able to sideload apps from unverified developers once it implements its more restrictive policy towards downloading software on Android. …
… Sameer Samat, the president of Google's Android ecosystem, first confirmed work on the project last July . More recently, screenshots of the software leaked through a bug report . …
… By Anna Washenko March 16, 2026 6:25 pm EST Sometimes, it's the little details in a software update that make the biggest improvements. Google is rolling out a new feature for Chrome that will add a bookmark bar to the browser on Android foldables and tablets. …
… The smartphone operating system will be rolling out end-to-end encryption for RCS messages between Apple and Android devices. …
… However, one of the main tenets of Googlebooks is closer and easier integration with Android phones — as such, it does make a degree of sense to start moving Google's laptop software over to Android. …
Gemini Intelligence brings app automation to Android By Igor Bonifacic May 12, 2026 1:00 pm EST If Google has its way, soon your phone, and many other Android-based devices, won't need much input from you at all. …
Gemini in Chrome arrives on Android devices in June By Igor Bonifacic May 12, 2026 1:00 pm EST Google is bringing Gemini in Chrome to Android devices. During the Android Show: I/O Edition livestream on Tuesday, the company announced that it would release the chatbot integration in June. …
… In 2025, that specific showcase focused on news around Android, Material Expressive, WearOS, Gemini, security and more. It's quite likely that on May 12 this year, we see updates coming to Google's various consumer-facing software platforms ahead of the big event next week. …
… Along with Googlebooks, Gemini Intelligence is coming to devices running Wear OS, Android Auto, Android XR and, of course, Android. …
