Chandraveer, a seasoned mechanical design engineer turned tech reporter and reviewer, brings more than three years of rich experience in consumer tech journalism to the table, having contributed to ...

Android operating systems in 2025 are what individual phone brands make of them. Android 16 is publicly available as part of the Android Open Source Project, but it’s barebones, and brands like Google ...

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...

With One UI 8 finally available in its earliest form, Samsung’s foundation has been laid for the next few updates until the final release. This update comes as Android 16 QPR1 launched a week prior, ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. A little over a week ago, someone on Google’s design team accidentally posted the details of their new design ...

Google’s accelerated Android release cycle will soon deliver a new version of the software, and it might look quite different from what you’d expect. Amid rumors of a major UI overhaul, Google seems ...

The main Google I/O 2025 keynote happens a week from now, but that event will probably be so Gemini AI-heavy that Google decided to give Android a special presentation on Tuesday, in the form of an ...

Google accidentally showed off its big Android design refresh last week, but now Material 3 Expressive is official. Google says the new interface will begin with Android OS, but it will eventually ...

Summary: Google appears to be working on an updated version of its Material Design guidelines for Android. It could be called “Material Design 3 Expressive,” and the firm could officially announce it ...

Forget summer already; it’s software season, and it’s positively raining betas. Between Android 16 and the new iOS 26, I’ve been knee-deep in mobile OSs and, well… I have notes. If you’re a regular ...

This may not be the most surprising twist, but it's definitely something that Android fans did not expect to come as early as May. Google's next big Android UI revamp, Material 3 Expressive, has ...

Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer. Officially, she is CNET's European correspondent, covering tech policy and Big Tech in the EU and UK. Unofficially, she serves as CNET's Taylor ...