Android

Android Boss Speaks Out on Sideloading Fears and Android 17's Big Shift

Google’s Android chief Sameer Samat spoke at MWC 2026, addressing Android 17 and sideloading concerns. Android 17 is shifting from a traditional OS to an “intelligent system,” with Gemini handling ...
Android Authority

Pixel Now Playing starts rolling out a song-specific visual upgrade

Some Pixel phones are now showing album art for detected songs on tapping the Now Playing lock screen interface. The new expandable view appears to be rolling out with the Android 16 QPR3 update, but ...
Android

Google is Finally Fixing One of Gemini’s Most Useful Features on Android

Google is updating Gemini for Android with a new interface for Scheduled Actions. This change lets users name, describe, and schedule tasks through a separate UI instead of just text prompts. The ...
CNET

This Android XR Feature Convinced Me Smart Glasses Aren't So Pointless After All

Commentary: I'm not a fan of tech-loaded spectacles, but a demo at Mobile World Congress may have swayed me. Abrar's interests include phones, streaming, autonomous vehicles, internet trends, ...
Hackaday

Slug Algorithm For On-GPU Rendering Of Fonts With Bézier Curves Now In Public Domain

The Slug Algorithm has been around for a decade now, mostly quietly rendering fonts and later entire GUIs using Bézier curves ...