Android smartphone manufacturers have been able to improve their software update process in the past few years. Many brands have increased the years of software update support they provide for their ...

Android's sideloading is not going away, but things are changing as Google has new requirements for developers.

Google is bringing the simple, fast, and efficient Pixel 9 initial setup or migration process to other non-Pixel Android smartphones. This means Android device makers can offer a sleeker initial setup ...

Android 16 introduces “seamless app updates” to make installing app updates faster and less disruptive. This feature significantly reduces the time an app is frozen during an update, cutting it from ...

Google has detailed how users will be able to sideload apps from unverified developers once it implements its more restrictive policy towards downloading software on Android. The company originally ...

A hot potato: A year after announcing the most significant change to Android in a long time, Google is now introducing a new process aimed at making the mobile platform "open" again. Mountain View ...