There's some trouble brewing ahead for developers of custom ROMs for Pixel phones. In the midst of a reorganization about how the Android open-source project is run, Pixel ROM devs have been caught by ...

With the launch of Android 16 earlier this week, Google did not release the Pixel hardware repos and device trees that are particularly important for custom ROM developers. This led to speculation by ...

Some of the biggest smartphone breakthroughs came from platforms that didn't survive. These devices prove influence doesn't ...

Taking a look back at this week’s news and headlines across the Android world, including Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Pro, Pixel’s growth, Honor’s AI button, Qualcomm’s new fast charging option, Nothing’s ...

F-Droid says Google’s developer registration rule could end its open-source app store and strand users. Google defends verification as a security step. Google’s new developer registration decree is ...

I’ve been covering Android since 2023, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ewan Spence covers the digital worlds of mobile technology. I’ve spent time with the Shiftphone 8, a smartphone pre-installed with ...

Android is a mobile device operating system developed by a business alliance known as the Open Handset Alliance, led by Google. Created on November 5, 2007, the Open Handset Alliance was formed to ...