Android 17 Beta 3 rolls out to Pixel devices
… Sign in to your Android Police account Android 17 's stable build is still a few weeks away, but the operating system's OS latest beta offers an experience that's close enough. …
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Samsung devices get yet another One UI 8.5 beta update
… Sign in to your Android Police account If you were betting on Samsung crossing the One UI 8.5 beta finish line this week, it might be time to pay up. The Samsung Galaxy S25, prior to today, already had eight distinct versions of the Android 16 QPR2-based Samsung OS. …
Android 17 is becoming the ultimate minimalist OS — if you know which toggles to hit
… Introduced with Android 10, this mechanism lets Google update core OS modules directly via the Play Store without waiting for full firmware updates from device manufacturers, dramatically speeding up security patching across the ecosystem. …
Android’s next major update will change how you multitask
… Carrying both a Samsung or Pixel flagship and an iPhone as a daily driver provides me with deep insight into how Android works and how it compares to iOS. I have been writing for Android Police since 2021, covering news, how-tos, and features. …
I'm excited for Android 17 on my Google Pixel just because of this one major productivity feature
… I can cross-reference data or copy snippets without ever losing my place in the article. …
The big One UI 8.5 update for your Samsung flagship is finally here
… In theory, this allows the company to roll out new OS updates faster and more frequently to its devices. …
Samsung Galaxy phones are finally catching up to Android rivals with network speed indicator
… Aside from Samsung phones, the Google Pixel is the most notable device that does not natively have a network speed indicator. …
One UI 9 will completely transform some of Samsung's biggest features
… The news outlet reports that the Now Bar will get a few visual changes, with the most important being improved legibility. …
iOS-to-Android messaging just got a whole lot more private
… Sign in to your Android Police account Apple brought cross-device RCS to the iPhone masses with the release of iOS 18 all the way back in 2024. Fast-forward to now, and that support is finally gaining the most important security layer. …
Android Police turns 16: Celebrate with the moments that changed tech forever in that time
… Related Google Pixel Watch hands-on: Trying to live up to the hype Google's first hardware Wear OS product is finally here, eight years after Android Wear's inception 2023 This was the year that Google promised seven years of OS, security, and Feature Drop updates for its phones. …