With Google I/O 2025 streaming next week, we're taking a walk through the complete history of Android, from its humble beginnings in 2008 to today, with Android 16 on the way.

Google Messages' 'Delete for everyone' function is the latest of the new features that have emerged. First spotted back in ...

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To get to the setting, pull down the shortcut menu from the top of the screen and adjust the slider, if it's there. Some ...

Google has helped phone software run for longer at the expense of low-level hardware updates. Thankfully, Google has made Android feature upgrades easier in recent years by isolating low-level ...

OnePlus has rolled out the Android 16 Beta 3 update for its flagship, the OnePlus 13, giving developers and early adopters a first glimpse into Google’s next major Android release on OnePlus hardware.

Google Messages is in the process of gaining several new features -- here are 6 more that are on my personal wish list.

Signal updates its messenger software. It can now send time-controlled voice messages on Android, for example.

W ith the help of RCS, Google wants to make Google Messages the iMessage of the Android world. The company has been rapidly ...

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OS has come a long way from its locked-down days, but it’s still missing some great features Android users have enjoyed for ...