Android has come to dominate the global smartphone marketplace, and a large part of why this has happened is thanks to its open-source nature. Any phone maker can put Android on its phones with no ...

Google now requires developers to request certain Android source code through Google Forms and Google Drive, a change ...

Google has made the unusual decision to hold off on publicly releasing the source code for Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb, at least until the company decides the OS is ready to run properly on a wide ...

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Android 17 stable is officially rolling out to Pixel 6 and later devices, with the source code headed to the Android Open Source Project. The update introduces floating App Bubbles, built-in Screen ...

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. Most people get a lot of mileage out of Google's first-party software and other popular apps that get tons of recommendations. I ...

I’ve been covering Android since 2023, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally ...

Android cheat sheet covering Android 17, versions, features, security, software updates, APKs, sideloading, and how to keep ...