Now Google Meet works in Android Auto.
When the Google Meet UI for Apple CarPlay launched in April, Google said Android Auto would follow soon, and now it’s here, with the rollout set to finish by June 26th. …
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Google’s $4.7 billion Android fine has been upheld.
… Link: Google Android: the Court of Justice upholds Google’s fine of around €4.1 billion | https://curia.europa.eu/site/upload/docs/application/pdf/2026-07/cp260093en.pdf | Court of Justice of the European Union
Apple increases trade-in offers and adds new Android devices
… While some devices’ offers are unchanged, most got an increase of around $5 to $20, with a few seeing an increase of over $100: MacBook Pro $855, previously $690 Mac Pro $2,195, previously $2,045 Mac Studio $1,305, previously $1,045 Additionally, Apple is now offering trade-in credit for a handful … …
Google says EU Search and Android proposals may increase cybercrime.
Mirroring similar concerns raised by Apple, Google is now warning that “scammers and fraudsters could exploit greater access to apps’ permissions” if the EU pushes ahead with draft measures that would force the company to open its Search data and Android operating system to competitors. …
Android 17 arrives on Pixel phones today
… Not every feature announced alongside the OS at the pre-I/O Android Show is available today, though. Android 17 itself is arriving on Pixel phones today, and Google says other manufacturers will be issuing the update throughout 2026. …
Google ordered to open Android and Search to rivals in Europe
Google must give rival AI assistants and search engines greater access to key parts of Android and Google Search after the European Union ordered the company to comply with the bloc’s digital antitrust rules. …
Google is making it easier to share your contact info on Android.
… Link: Google's 'Your info' is finally starting to roll out to the Contacts app | https://www.androidauthority.com/google-contacts-rolls-out-your-info-3688359/ | Android Authority
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…
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 and Epic give up fighting — third-party Android app stores are coming next week
… In October 2024, Judge James Donato originally agreed that forcing Google to carry rival Android app stores within its own Google Play store for several years, and forcing it to share its own entire catalog of apps with those stores, would be the best way of undoing the company’s illegal monopoly o… …