It’s all very messy. Even someone like me, whose job is to follow Android, kept getting confused by all the overlapping update cycles and feature releases. So I dug in and tried to make sense of the ...

The year in updates continues with the February 2026 security patch for Android 16 QPR2 on the Pixel 7a, Tablet, Fold, 8, 8 Pro, 8a, 9, 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, 9 Pro Fold, 9a, Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel ...

A New Google Update Is Making Android Setup Less of a Chore Your email has been sent Ever feel like setting up a brand-new phone is a bit of a chore? Google just shaved a few steps off that process.

Android owners installing Google Play system updates noticed their software date rolling back to November from January. Google now characterizes the appearance of that November date as a “display-only ...

Google is rolling out Android Auto 16.1 widely as the latest beta, Android Auto 16.2, hints at what is coming next. Earlier this month, Google started rolling out Android Auto 16.0 with a new media ...

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 Auto 16.1 brings a quick fix after version 16 broke steering wheel controls. It removes a new design element and restores older yet reliable media buttons. Android Auto is getting a new update ...

Visual Studio Code 1.109 introduces enhancements for providing agents with more skills and context and managing multiple agent sessions in parallel. Microsoft has released Visual Studio Code 1.109, ...

Android users across multiple device brands have encountered a confusing display issue in their system settings. The Google Play system update section shows dates from 2024 despite current devices ...

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...

It took Android devicemakers a very long time to commit to long-term update support. Samsung and Google have only recently decided to offer seven years of updates for their flagship Android devices, ...