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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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. …
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. …
Android 17 is quietly fixing some of Android's most annoying issues
… So, only Pixel users stand to benefit the most from this addition. With the release of Android 17 Beta 3 , the OS has reached platform stability. …
6 Android 17 features in development I can't wait to use
… Think of this feature somewhat similar to how you can see videos in picture-in-picture PiP , but for entire apps. Similar to PiP videos, you'll be able to close an app bubble by simply dragging it to the bottom of the screen. …
Android 16's Desktop Mode is finally a Windows-style powerhouse
… You don't lose the layout of your active windows and desktops when disconnecting your phone. I found that the mode preserves the app arrangement from your previous setup when you plug your phone back in, as long as you don't close those apps on your phone. …
6 Android features that were hyped as game-changers and quietly disappeared
… It worked across any app, on any content, without any extra steps. Nothing on iOS came close to it at the time. In 2017, Google rebranded the feature to Screen Search. It removed most of the intelligent contextual features and folded the rest into Google Assistant. …