All the latest news on Android 17, Wear OS 7, and Android XR
… Meanwhile, Wear OS 7 brings Live Updates and better battery life for smart watches, and it prepares connections for new Android XR smart glasses that will launch this fall. …
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Android 17 is getting its own version of Apple’s Handoff
… Together with last week’s announcement of Android-powered Googlebook laptops, it opens the door to wider Android interoperability that could finally match Apple’s impressive inter-device coordination. Video: Android 'Continue On'
The Blackberry-like Clicks Communicator is getting a bigger battery and newer Android version
The $500 phone-for-your-phone will now ship with a 4,450mAh battery and the new Android 17, reports Droid Life — good and unexpected upgrades over 4,000mAh and Android 16. …
Now Google Meet works in Android Auto.
… Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/Android-Auto-2.png?quality=90&strip=all Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/Android-Auto-1.png?quality=90&strip=all
How to watch Google’s Android Show: I/O Edition today
… The court documents also mention that Aluminium OS “is not expected to be able to support older hardware” due to “heavier software.” Android XR Last year’s Android Show ended on a teaser for Android XR, with Android ecosystem president Sameer Samat donning a pair of XREAL smart glasses, ahead of so… …
Google’s $4.7 billion Android fine has been upheld.
The search giant has lost its final appeal to overturn a record-breaking €4.1 billion about $4.68 billion penalty imposed by the European Commission over practices that abused Android’s mobile dominance. …
Google is bringing back I/O’s Android Show.
… Apparently the show will stream at 1PM ET on May 12th, a week before I/O on May 19th, and will tee up “one of the biggest years for Android yet.” Link: Google teases 'one of the biggest years for Android yet' ahead of I/O | https://www.androidheadlines.com/2026/04/google-teases-one-of-the-biggest-y…
Android foldables are getting new gamepad controls.
… Image: Google hasn’t said how customizable the bottom-screen controls will be. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/android-17-foldable-gaming-controls.jpg?quality=90&strip=all
Android Show 2026: all the news and announcements
Google I/O is just days away, and that means it’s time for another Android Show event to unpack all the Android ecosystem highlights Google has in store. The highlight of this year’s Android Show was Googlebooks, a new line of laptops running Android. …
Android is getting better for creators.
… There are also Android-exclusive tools coming to Instagram’s Edits app, including AI upscaling and automatic audio track separation. Link: More ways to create and share with Android | https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/platforms/android/android-17-creator-features/ | Google Blog