Google I/O 2026 will start on May 19, beginning with a keynote session by Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai. Here's what to expect.

The final Android 17 beta build has brought us a new easter egg, which is actually quite fun. Here's how it works.

Top open-source maintainers find that AI has suddenly become much more useful. There are still legal and 'AI slop' problems to overcome. By year's end, AI programming tools should be much more ...

Cars are rapidly becoming computers on wheels, and the software powering them is becoming just as important. On March 24, 2026, Google made a landmark announcement: it is open-sourcing the Android ...

Google is moving to solidify its position as the primary architect of the automotive digital future. For over a decade, the tech giant has been a mainstay in the cabin, providing the Android ...

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It’s been nearly 20 years since Google revealed Android, which the company described as the first “truly open” mobile operating system, setting Google-powered phones apart from the iPhone’s ...

In an open letter to Google and the Android developer community, Keep Android Open argues that the new policy threatens innovation, competition, privacy, and user freedom. Google’s planned Android ...

Starting in September 2026, any developer distributing apps outside Google’s Play Store who has not registered their identity with Google will find their software blocked from running on virtually ...

A world that runs on increasingly powerful AI coding tools is one where software creation is cheap — or so the thinking goes — leaving little room for traditional software companies. As one analyst ...

You might have noticed some reporting a few days ago that Android 17 was rolling out in beta form, but that didn’t happen. For reasons Google still has not explained, the release was canceled. Two ...