Google has started working to harden the security of Android at the firmware level, a component of the software stack that interacts directly with the various processors of a system on a chip (SoC).

Google is working on improving the cybersecurity of Android smartphones and tablets by hardening the defenses of the entire ecosystem at the firmware level. Firmware is the computer software behind ...

Smartphone gaming has evolved from simple puzzle apps to console-quality experiences, and with each Android firmware update, our devices get a little closer to rivalling dedicated gaming handhelds. If ...

Android 16’s QPR2 update might not seem major at first, but it does more than just change the look of the interface. Early ...

Why it matters: Android is the world's most popular mobile operating system, but it's also the hardest to secure against a variety of cybersecurity threats that keep evolving. Google aims to improve ...

Android phones are getting major upgrades: emotion-aware captions, scam-checking AI, urgent call labels, safer group chats, ...

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. Google released the fourth and final ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

Android — the software that powers many of today’s best smartphones — has been around since 2008. During that time, it has been used on a massive array of smartphones, tablets, wearables, and other ...