Petition seeks to rally community opposition and alert regulators Starting next year, Google plans to require all apps ...

Google has shed more light on how Android's app verification rules will work, which will block sideloading apps from unverified developers.

Amazon is planning to stop using Android on its entire range of own-brand smart devices, moving instead to a new operating system (OS) developed internally. As Lowpass reports, Amazon has had hundreds ...

Android has always offered users far greater control over the software experience, whether in the form of baked-in features or additions through third-party apps available on the Play Store. Things ...

The /e/OS Foundation has been offering a de-Googled version of Android since 2018, with an emphasis on privacy and security. Now developers have introduced the biggest update in years. Among other ...

The Chrome OS has a Developer Mode that gives you root access to the operating system of your Chromebook.

Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google unveiled the Android operating system 16 years ago today, on Nov. 5, 2007. While it looked barebones at the time, Google's decision to embrace open ...

The Free Software Foundation has published initial details about the LibrePhone project. The goal is not to develop a ...

Android 15 could introduce a new way for the system to protect users from misbehaving apps: by quarantining them. Android is already a very secure operating system, but sometimes misbehaving apps slip ...

Android TV is an operating system found in select smart TV sets that aggregates streaming services, recommends content, and ...

The Android operating system is home to countless features, be it useful utilitarian toggles or gimmicky customization tweaks. Thanks to this bucket load of options, an Android phone can do several ...