Google's Gemma 4 model goes fully open-source and unlocks powerful local AI - even on phones

Now open-source under Apache 2.0, Gemma 4 brings offline, multimodal AI to servers, phones, and Raspberry Pi - giving ...

Pixel 10 series may lock you out of downgrades with a future Android update

A new leak claims that Pixel 10 phones (except the 10a) will soon get a bootloader update to prevents downgrading to older ...
Wired

Android Auto’s Secret Superpower Is a Customizable Shortcut Button

Even if connecting your Android phone to your car's dashboard via Android Auto is a daily ritual for you, you may not have explored much beyond the default settings for the interface. You probably ...
Android Authority

New Qualcomm exploit chain brings bootloader unlocking freedom to Android flagships (Updated: Statement)

A vulnerability in Qualcomm’s Android Bootloader implementation allows unsigned code to run via the “efisp” partition on Android 16 devices. This is paired with a “fastboot” command oversight to ...
Android

Qualcomm GBL Exploit Reportedly Enables Bootloader Unlocking on Flagships

A new Qualcomm GBL exploit is reportedly affecting Qualcomm SoCs, mainly the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. This enables bootloader unlocking on flagship phones that were previously difficult to ...
Wired

The Best Alternative Operating Systems to Get Google Off Your Phone

Want Google out of your life? It's pretty easy to find alternative search, email, and photo storage providers, but it's much harder to come up with a mobile operating system that's free of Google. The ...
TechRepublic

Google Leak Offers First Look at Android for PC

Google may have accidentally shown what Android could look like on a full-size PC. A newly surfaced bug report, briefly available on Google Issue Tracker, appeared to include screen recordings of an ...
talkandroid.com

Google’s Android Desktop Interface Has Been Leaked Early

We’ll soon get Android PCs and better synchronisation to rival Apple’s ecosystem. Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some articles. If you make a purchase through these links, ...
HotHardware

Google Accidentally Leaks Secret Android Desktop OS User Interface

Google just might've (inadvertently) revealed the first look at its ambitious Android for PC project, bringing the long-awaited unification of ChromeOS and Android to desktop closer to reality. The ...
Engadget

Our first look at Google's Android for PC interface leaks in a bug report

Last summer, Google announced that Android 16 would include a desktop interface built from Samsung DeX, a mirroring and phone integration tool for PC. Thanks to a (now permissions-restricted) bug ...
9to5google

Android’s full desktop interface leaks: New status bar, Chrome Extensions, more [Video]

A Google bug report on the Chromium Issue Tracker today has inadvertently leaked the Android desktop interface for the first time. The bug report published today about Chrome Incognito tabs was ...