Even after all these years, the Android upgrade process can be pretty messy business. How can you tell if your phone will receive Android 17?

Google's May 2026 keynote revealed Android 17 with advanced AI tools, better Instagram upload quality, and much more.

Nothing took a slow and steady approach in releasing its Android 16-based update, with Nothing OS 4 finally hitting the stable channel on Nov. 21. Initially, this rolled out for the Nothing Phone 3 but expanded to earlier models by November 28. It could ...

Now, Google is moving to unify ChromeOS and Android into a single desktop platform, currently operating under the codename "Aluminum OS." (Or, depending on who you ask, Aluminium OS.) As far as we know — thanks to reporting from Android Authority — Aluminum OS is the internal codename for Google’s unified Android/ChromeOS desktop platform.

Android OS updates have come a long way from back in the day. Back then, updates were sporadic, and it would be hard to tell when a manufacturer would release an update for their devices. Thankfully, that has changed. In fact, Google has just released its ...

Nothing has reportedly paused the rollout of its Android 16-based Nothing OS 4.0 update after initially releasing it for multiple models. According to a Phone 3 user, Nothing support confirmed the update was pulled to implement an urgent fix. The company ...

TL;DR: Google's leaked Aluminum OS, a new desktop operating system running on x86 Chromebooks, integrates ChromeOS and Android 16 desktop mode with features like Gemini AI and split-screen multitasking. Tested on existing hardware, it promises smooth ...

Google has confirmed a critical security vulnerability across Android versions 14, 15 and 16 that requires no user interaction or elevated execution privileges.