… He's a little shy of explicitly calling the operating system “Android,” and instead says, “Android and all the technologies surrounding Android are a big part of it.” What makes Googlebooks its own platform—and different from the Android desktop mode that's enabled when you plug in select phones in… …
… Create an Android Auto Shortcut Exactly where the Android Auto launcher options are is going to depend on your make and model of Android phone, but they'll be somewhere in Settings. On Google Pixel phones, from Settings you tap Connected devices Connection preferences Android Auto. …
… Other New Android 17 Features Here are a couple of other noteworthy improvements in Android 17. Switch to Android: Google says it has worked with Apple to improve the iOS-to-Android transfer process, meaning more of your data is carried over with fewer hiccups when you switch to Google’s mobile OS. …
… No Google. Relatively few app incompatibilities. Hardware is powerful enough for casual tablet use. TIRED Not all apps will work. Few tablet-specific /e/OS optimizations. Other tablets offer better value, albeit less privacy. iOS devices, and I don't much like Google’s Android system , either. …
… The Best Phone Keyboards to Try Gboard Android, iOS is a good option to start with here. It's preinstalled by default on Pixel phones, but it's also an excellent keyboard pick for iPhones and Android phones not made by Google. …
… If you're wondering what other Android smartphones we like, make sure to check out our in-depth guide with picks from Google, Samsung, and OnePlus.
… Voice Control on Android To configure voice control on an Android device, you need to install the free Voice Access app from the Google Play Store. You also need to have the Google app installed, but this should've come preinstalled on whatever Android handset you've got. …
… It runs Google's Android OS, so it operates very similarly to an Android tablet and to Google's Pixel Tablet, if you've used that as a smart display, as I have. …
… On the software front, you'll be happy to learn that Motorola is extending security updates from four to five years, though these Razrs will only receive three Android OS upgrades. Samsung and Google promise blanket seven years of updates for their folding phones, so this is disappointing to see. …
… The company is rumored to launch a Fire tablet this year that runs Google's Android operating system for the first time instead of Amazon's homegrown Fire OS, which notably lacks native access to Google's popular Play Store. …
