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Android Auto is a huge upgrade for a lot of car owners — when it works. Having access to some of the best Android apps, along with your notifications, right on your dash can be great, but it feels like we’re constantly hearing about new updates breaking some part of that experience. We just told…

Last year, Google unveiled a new gradient “G” corporate logo, and now it’s begun updating its Android app icons to match.

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by a rare discount and the best cash discount to date on the 2026 Google Home Speaker at 20% off as part of the now live Best Buy Black Friday month sale. The Google Home Speaker deal joins up to $350 off on Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel…

The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC. Some features apply to end users, while others are aimed at developers.

In case you didn’t know, Google recently held its Android Dev Summit. In addition to offering a few details about Android 18, it also announced some news related to Quick Share. The company will be launching an SDK that will make the file-sharing tool even more convenient than it currently is.

Samsung’s Android 17-based One UI 9 update is rolling out more widely and, with it, some apparent issues with Android Auto on some Galaxy phones.

Microsoft wants to bring Windows 11 and Android closer together. This year, the company has worked on a number of changes, like adding a new Mobile devices tile and improving clipboard history syncing between PC and phone. Taking another step in that direction, Microsoft has made opening phone apps on PCs much more convenient.

T-Mobile knows better than most carriers how expensive a stolen phone number can become. Early last year, the Un-carrier paid out $33 million after a SIM swap attack cost a customer $38 million in cryptocurrency. Add the carrier’s troubled history with data breaches, and it’s easy to see why security promises alone might not inspire…

Google has confirmed that an Android TV device maker snuck a backdoor for malware onto certified devices, which is leading to security improvements for the ecosystem as a whole.

Google is finally testing a native app lock function on Pixel phones. Built into Android 17 QPR3 Beta 3, the feature lets you lock individual apps with the same PIN, pattern, password, or biometric authentication you use to unlock your device. This differs from Private Space, which creates an isolated, hidden profile on your phone.