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The PlayStation 5 homebrew scene is moving at breakneck speed, turning Sony’s flagship console into an unexpectedly versatile emulation powerhouse. Just days after we covered PS5SX2 bringing PlayStation 2 emulation and the ProsperoEden project taking on Nintendo Switch titles, developers have rolled out massive updates that fundamentally change what jailbroken PS5 consoles can do.

Google AI Studio lets you vibe-code your own software, but getting creations onto an Android phone or tablet has proven complicated. That’s now set to change, thanks to new tools in the Google Play Store.

The units enrolled in the beta program in South Korea seem to be the first to get it.

Samsung started rolling out stable One UI 9, based on Android 17, in late September. Over the past three or so weeks, several of Samsung’s older flagships — and even the latest Galaxy A series phone —have received the update. And now, it’s coming to even older devices.

Rooting Google’s new Googlebook laptops won’t be the headache power users were dreading. Magisk developer John Wu previously teased Magisk coming to Googlebook OS, and now the developer has shared a video demonstrating that full root access can be achieved. More impressively, the process looks to be on-device so far, without seemingly requiring specialized hardware…

Googlebook OS is barely out of the starting gate, but early adopters have already given Google a fairly clear homework list. Apps have been one of the biggest talking points, from some Android apps behaving differently across hardware to major Google services running as web experiences instead of native Android apps. Google now appears to…

With Chrome 155, Googlebooks now better support web apps by allowing for expanded installation and system integration.

The company is revamping the Play Store for the AI era with changes to publishing, recommendations and more.

Are you tired of ad overload in free, single-task apps? Or, can you not find an app that fits a weirdly specific need? Now you can make custom apps for your own Android phone, even if you have zero coding experience. 

The OnePlus 16 is official this week and looks beastly – too bad most of the world won’t be able to buy it.