Understand android system updates, key android update features, security benefits, performance tweaks, and practical tips to manage major Android upgrades confidently. Pixabay, TheDigitalWay Android ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Updated on Jan. 8 with additional analysis on Samsung’s surprising ...

From swirling updates to confusing convergence and more than a few wacky experiments, 2026 is looking to be anything but uneventful for Google's Android platform. It’s hard to believe, but here we be ...

As promised, Vivo has released the OriginOS 6 update for the Vivo V40 users. This Android 16-based major upgrade is currently being rolled out to a limited number of users through a trial program and ...

Google has started the rollout of Android Auto 16.0 this week, but there’s a more pressing issue for some users as a bug is breaking support for message replies. Android Auto app updates are generally ...

Google is constantly releasing new Android Auto updates, but new features often feel few and far between. What’s on the roadmap? In this post, we’ll break down new features coming to Android Auto.

Samsung is sending out the January 2026 security patch for the Galaxy S25 series, even including the FE model. The update fixes 55 security holes, some of which are very serious and some of which are ...

UPDATE (January 21, 2026): The January 2026 Android update is now hitting the Google Pixel 10. Read more about it at the end of the article. Summary: The Google Pixel 10 is the most affordable Pixel ...

You must be able to decide. That’s Samsung’s message for Android users in the aftermath of Google’s Gmail nightmare, when a misleading story about the secret harvesting of user data to train AI models ...

I’ve been reviewing Motorola devices for a long time — practically since I started here at Android Authority. In that time, I’ve seen significant growth and improvement, from reintroducing the Razr ...