Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Updated on Jan. 13 with further updates on locking apps on Android.

Android 16 first came out in June but, in a change from its usual yearly update schedule, a second iteration is now on the way. Android has announced new features ranging from AI-powered notification ...

Google launched Android 16 back in June, and with it came a ton of features and updates. Usually, that’s all Google does until the next version, which is expected to be released in beta sometime in ...

Android keeps getting better, even when it seems like there's little left to improve. Google has never done tweaking its mobile OS, pushing out considerate updates that make both performance and user ...

This year, Sony beat many popular brands, including OnePlus, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo, to become one of the first brands to release Android 16. The Sony Xperia 1 VII was the first from the brand to get ...

Motorola has begun rolling out the Android 16 update to its Edge 60 series smartphones, bringing features like notification auto grouping, instant hotspot, and expanded battery insights. The update is ...

Motorola has been actively working on bringing Android 16 to its devices. The brand launched the beta program in June for select devices and has recently begun rolling out the stable build of Android ...

At its annual Made on YouTube event this week, YouTube unveiled tons of new updates, features, and tools geared toward creators, including updates to YouTube Live, new ways to monetize, and more.

If you're one of the millions of individuals who own a Samsung Galaxy smartphone or tablet, we highly suggest you drop everything you're doing and update your device, pronto. The cause for concern is ...

Samsung has officially launched its latest platform – One UI 8 – for the Galaxy S25 series, and a host of other devices are set to follow suit in the coming months. Samsung has finally announced it’s ...

For years and years, Apple fans could hold it over Android users’ heads that their platform was the place to get regular, reliable system updates, keeping their devices operating at their best with ...

Waze is going to soon cut off access to new app updates for older Android devices, as a new update is raising the requirements. The latest Waze for Android beta updates are getting ready to cut off ...