Android verification is coming: Google confirms timeline and supported app stores

In the new blog post, Google’s Matthew Forsythe confirms that the developer verification system is slated to come online on September 30 of this year. The initial deployment will be limited to ...

Android 17 QPR1 Beta 6 hits Pixel phones with a major milestone for developers

The public release is now just that much closer ...
Gizmodo

Google’s Android 17 Has Some Non-AI Updates. Do We Care?

Remember how last month’s Google’s I/O 2026 dev conference was literally two hours of wall-to-wall AI promotion? It turns out that the company is actually also adding some non-“Gemini Intelligence” ...
AOL

There's A Good Reason Why Android Stopped Using Dessert Names For New Versions

If you're a longtime Android user or just a very well-informed iOS user, you probably remember how Android versions used to be named after desserts. Android 1.5 Cupcake, released in April 2009, was ...
ZDNet

I was jealous of these 4 iOS 27 features - then I realized my Android phone already has them

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
Android Police

I started using Google Keep with Gemini in Android Auto and stopped fumbling with my phone during drives

Parth is a technology analyst and writer specializing in the comprehensive review and feature exploration of the Android ecosystem. His work focus on productivity apps and flagship devices, ...
Wall Street Journal

Why Teenagers Stopped Working in the Summer

Harvard economist Roland Fryer explains how businesses taking a 'Merit, Excellence, and Intelligence' approach to hiring are outperforming those taking a mandatory 'Diversity, Equity and Inclusion' ...
The Verge

Android 17 arrives on Pixel phones today

Plus more Pixel-exclusive features in the June Pixel Drop. Plus more Pixel-exclusive features in the June Pixel Drop. is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously ...
Newsweek

Why Trump Has Not Stopped Netanyahu’s War Path

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The rift is real. On multiple occasions, Trump has publicly urged ...
TechCrunch

Android 17 launches with new multitasking tools as Google expands Gemini features

Google on Tuesday released the final version of its Android 17 operating system, as well as its counterpart for smartwatches, Wear OS 7. The latest release, which arrives first on its own Pixel ...
The New York Times

The War in Ukraine Has Now Gone On Longer Than World War I

Parallels between the two wars abound, from the grinding nature of the fighting to the way new technologies reshaped warfare. A Ukrainian soldier in Kostiantynivka, a city ravaged by drone warfare, in ...
The Atlantic

How America Gave Up on Its Own History

On a July afternoon in 2019, I found myself in a large, sun-dappled room within one of America’s great estates. An assemblage of distinguished jurists, Ivy League professors, nonprofit leaders, ...