You may or may not be reading this on a smartphone, but odds are that even if you aren’t, you own one. Well, possess one, ...

Sanuj is a tech enthusiast with a passion for exploring smartphones, tablets, and smart wearables. He started his tech journey with a Lumia smartphone, diving into Windows Phone. Later, he switched to ...

Android fans! It’s time to grab your phone and get ready to download new beta software. Why? The Android 17 Beta has officially landed. While Google has traditionally started new Android versions with ...

If you’re using an Android phone, finding the right pair of wireless earbuds can take a little more work than it does for iPhone owners. Apple’s AirPods are tightly woven into iOS, but that same level ...

Want Google out of your life? It's pretty easy to find alternative search, email, and photo storage providers, but it's much harder to come up with a mobile operating system that's free of Google. The ...

While Motorola isn’t the fastest brand when it comes to software rollouts, it’s improved a lot with the Android 16 rollout. In fact, it was one of the very first brands to push the Android 16 update, ...

Android 17 Beta 1 is now available with big changes for adaptive apps, performance, and media as well as camera tools. Google has reiterated its commitment to releasing continuous Android updates, ...

I’m PCMag’s senior writer covering smart home and wearable devices. I’ve been reporting on tech professionally for nearly a decade and have been obsessing about it for much longer than that. Prior to ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I've been using Android since version 1.5, so it's rare for a feature to catch me off guard. You can imagine that when I do come across an ...

UPDATE (February 18, 2026): Parts of the article have been tweaked/changed. Summary: Android apps are software programs designed to run on the Android operating system, serving specific purposes like ...