Android operating systems in 2025 are what individual phone brands make of them. Android 16 is publicly available as part of the Android Open Source Project, but it’s barebones, and brands like Google ...

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...

If you're not fully on board the AI hype train, I would understand if you feel that Android has lost its way. When Google, Samsung, and Motorola are packing AI features into places you never thought ...

This may not be the most surprising twist, but it's definitely something that Android fans did not expect to come as early as May. Google's next big Android UI revamp, Material 3 Expressive, has ...

Early leaks suggest Android 17 may adopt a more translucent, blur-heavy interface.

Google’s accelerated Android release cycle will soon deliver a new version of the software, and it might look quite different from what you’d expect. Amid rumors of a major UI overhaul, Google seems ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. A little over a week ago, someone on Google’s design team accidentally posted the details of their new design ...

Google's big I/O 2025 event is just around the corner, and AI will obviously dominate the main keynote, which is usually focused on the upcoming version of Android. Google will still talk about ...

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Google has introduced a new set of design principles inspired by human vision for Android XR glasses with transparent displays.

Google explains how it redesigned its UI for display AI glasses, fixing issues like glare, legibility and focus, ahead of Google I/O 2026 ...

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...