Honor has announced that its flagship smartphone, the Magic8 Pro, has joined the Android 17 beta program and is now eligible to receive Android 17 Beta 3. In a press release, Honor confirmed that ...

The Android Auto beta program is open again. That's right, more users can now enroll to download new builds and get access to unreleased features before they receive the go-ahead for everybody else.

Google has reopened the Android Auto beta program and is currently accepting new testers. The beta program is usually full because Google keeps a strict limit on the number of participants. Interested ...

Motorola appears to be a little more promising this year in terms of software updates. The company began its Android 17 beta program shortly after Google released the first beta in February 2026, and ...

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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 ...

Even though the Android 16 rollout hasn’t gone smoothly for Motorola devices, the company has shown clear signs it’s focusing on improving the software rollout. But I wasn’t expecting a dramatic shift ...

In a world where manufacturers are pushing their tablets to replace your laptop, Boox has taken a different approach with the Boox Note Air5 C. It doesn’t want to replace your laptop; it wants to ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. USB, or Universal Serial Bus, is a common interface used on a wide range of modern devices, including computers, smartphones, tablets, and ...