How to turn your old Android phone into a Wi-Fi extender - and fix dead spots at home

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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 ...

Google's latest system update for Android is small, but surprisingly useful

Google's latest March 2026 system services update adds Wi-Fi Sync, free Play Store game trials, and more for Android and Wear ...
9to5Google

What’s new in Android’s March 2026 Google System Updates [U]

The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update ...

New Android Optimization Could Deliver Faster Performance to Billions of Device

Google rebuilt Android’s kernel using AutoFDO and real app data, boosting performance, speeding system calls, and improving app launches.
IEEE

Machine Learning-based Malware Detection on Android Operating System using AdaBoost Algorithm and ReliefF Feature Selection Method

Abstract: Technological advancements occur rapidly from year to year. Currently, we experience the benefits of this rapid technological development, including the widespread use of smartphones in our ...

Google's Android boss talks Android 17, sideloading drama, and why he hates phone cases

We sat down with Google's Sameer Samat to talk about Android's next transitional moment, sideloading, and his favorite devices right now.
CNBC

Google wants Intrinsic to be 'Android of robotics' as it pushes into physical AI

In folding its Intrinsic project into the main company this week and out of "Other Bets," Google is aiming to mimic its Android strategy for robots. "We're trying to make it accessible for anyone," ...
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 ...
Gizmochina

ColorOS 17 & OxygenOS 17 leak reveals new upgrades with Android 17

Xiaomi recently confirmed the list of devices that will get the Android 17 OS update, which arrived soon after the first official Android 17 beta went live. Now, early leaks have revealed Oppo’s and ...
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 ...