I am nowhere near as confident carrying a Pixel today as I was a year ago, nor am I as enthusiastic about Android overall as I used to be. I think it’s either that these updates and software lack real substance, or the focus on AI additions has drained my excitement. Perhaps part of the problem stems from Google shifting into modular app updates rather than bundling them into full OS releases, leaving things fragmented. Whatever the reason, it doesn’t change the underwhelming state of Android today, which worries me. I believe Google can still turn things around, but that recovery starts with
Android updates used to feel revolutionary; now that they feel small, it leaves me worried…It packs several new features and improvements, including Wear Widgets, which bring proper widgets to Wear OS. Live Updates will further complement them, enabling widgets to dynamically update to display real-time…
…AI to create a playlist based around that prompt. Now, you can use that same feature to create yourself a playlist of podcasts, thanks to Spotify's latest update. This update is…
Rahul Naskar Jul 14, 2026, 2:56 AM EDT I have eight years of experience covering Android, with a focus on apps, features, and platform updates. I love looking at even the…
…It prioritized AI workloads like speech recognition and photo processing over raw benchmark performance. 04 / 8 Features What Pixel-exclusive calling feature uses AI to screen spam calls and read out a…
…Gemini Omni is a powerful tool that will allow you to make videos using AI. You will need a Google AI Pro or Plus subscription, but you can make videos from scratch…
…What's unlikely to change is the rollout of new updates. Samsung currently updates its Galaxy Watch lineup once every quarter with a security patch. Major new features only come as part…
Rahul Naskar Apr 2, 2026, 11:15 AM EDT I have eight years of experience covering Android, with a focus on apps, features, and platform updates. I love looking at even the…
Ben Khalesi Jun 4, 2026, 11:15 AM EDT I’ve been covering Android since 2023, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones…
Rahul Naskar Jun 7, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT I have eight years of experience covering Android, with a focus on apps, features, and platform updates. I love looking at even the…
Rahul Naskar Apr 6, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT I have eight years of experience covering Android, with a focus on apps, features, and platform updates. I love looking at even the…
