I set up every new Android phone with the same 7 essential apps, leaving social media behind

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest ...

OnePlus Expands Android 17 Rollout to More Phones, Replacing OxygenOS With ColorOS

OnePlus expands ColorOS 17 rollout to more devices, including the OnePlus 13, 13R, 13s, and OnePlus 15R. It is rolling out in ...
9to5Google

OnePlus rolling out ColorOS to OnePlus 13, others as Android 17 update expands

OnePlus 13 is the latest OnePlus device to ditch OxygenOS for ColorOS as the brand’s Android 17 update rolls out more broadly ...

Goodbye Oxygen OS, hello Color OS: OnePlus 15 is now getting stable Android 17

OnePlus has released the stable Android 17-based Color OS 17 update early for the OnePlus 15 and OnePlus Pad 4. Here's what's ...

For Kotlin Developers: BLE Scan Returning 0 Results on Android 12+: Fixing Permissions and ScanFilters to Find Devices

If your Android app's BLE scan is returning 0 results without any errors, the first thing to suspect is not the device, but the permissions and scan conditions that changed in Android 12 (API 31).In ...
XDA Developers

The open-source mobile OS LineageOS upgrades to Android 17, escaping the ecosystem without losing the apps

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...
Engadget

How to check if your Android phone is still getting security updates

Your phone doesn't blare an alarm the day it stops getting security patches; there's no banner warning or anything else like that. Support simply ends, and your device keeps working exactly as it did ...
The Verge

Android Central ‘will continue’ despite laying off its staff

The Android-focused blog is still publishing posts even though all of its full-time staff were cut. The Android-focused blog is still publishing posts even though all of its full-time staff were cut.
TweakTown

Microsoft overhauls Copilot once again, CEO calls it 'a new OS for work'

Microsoft's redesigned Copilot combines chat and Office tools in Home, adds a natural-language app builder called Code, and introduces the persistent Autopilot agent. Home and Code are rolling out to ...
Chicago Tribune

Once dormant, the Loop’s weather bell is aglow once again

Cities are ever-changing organisms, shedding elements of the past while retaining others. Striking the right balance is the challenge, and it’s easy to feel cynical about the moneyed interests driving ...
gizmodo

The ‘QwenBook’ Laptop Can Run Every OS at Once, and It May Be PC Fans’ Worst Nightmare

This China-only laptop is like if the MacBook Neo were designed by the most eclectic lover of all-things PC who hates the idea of owning their own computing power. Reading time 3 minutes Tech ...
PC World

Google’s new Googlebook OS is basically Android for laptops

Previously known as Aluminium OS, Googlebook OS is the Android-based laptop operating system that's replacing ChromeOS. Devices start at $899. Not even a year ago, a rumor arose that Google was ...