I test drove the new Android Desktop Mode with my Pixel, and it genuinely wowed me

And as someone who's attempted -- as an experiment -- to do without a desktop computer, I find it the smartphone-only approach to be about as productiv ...
MUO on MSN

I’m running Android apps on my Linux desktop and it’s surprisingly smooth

Not that I'm there very much, but now I can run Instagram, fully functional, on my desktop.
Android

Google Says Android Is Evolving From 'Operating System to Intelligent System'

At Samsung Galaxy Unpacked, Sameer Samat teased that “amazing things” are coming with Android 17, describing Android’s shift from a traditional OS to an AI-driven “intelligent system.” He highlighted ...
TechCrunch

Gemini can now automate some multi-step tasks on Android

Google on Wednesday announced a series of updates to its Gemini AI-powered features on the Android operating system, the most notable being a new way to use the AI to handle multi-step tasks like ...
BGR

Android's Next Big Evolution 'Aluminium' Isn't Coming Soon (And It's Clear Why)

When images of Google's Aluminum operating system leaked online, Android users jumped for joy at the possibility of combining ChromeOS and Android into a single operating system. While Google has kept ...
Wired

The Best Alternative Operating Systems to Get Google Off Your Phone

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 ...
Newsweek

Android Users To Be Paid Share Of $135 Million By Google

Google has agreed to pay $135 million to resolve a proposed class action lawsuit accusing its Android operating system of collecting users' cellular data without permission, in a preliminary ...
TechSpot

Google's Aluminium OS accidentally leaks, showing ChromeOS-Android fusion in action for the first time

Recap: Reports that Google plans to build a new PC operating system have circulated since 2024, and the company confirmed these ambitions late last year. However, concrete details have remained scarce ...
Tom's Guide

Oops! Google accidentally posted a first look at its unreleased Android PC operating system

Smart Glasses Google's new Android XR smart glasses use Gemini to AI-edit your world while you’re still taking the photo Google Phones Pixel 10a just got way better thanks to a new desktop mode — and ...
TechRepublic

Google’s Aluminium OS Finally Merges Android & ChromeOS

Multi-OS devices are finally becoming viable as Google, Microsoft, and Lenovo rethink how operating systems coexist across modern hardware. image: envato/melis82 The tech world has seen its share of ...
Gizmochina

List of Motorola devices eligible for three major Android OS updates

While Motorola has improved its update policy to offer up to five years of Android updates to many devices, that list is still much smaller compared to those that promise just three OS updates.