The nature of Android software is that after Google releases it, each smartphone manufacturer has to optimize it for their hardware. This means that the Pixel phones, made by Google, are always the ...

The news is good on this front. Google has promised that the whole Pixel 9 series will get seven years of software updates. This continues the welcome change that Google introduced with the Pixel 8 ...

Petition seeks to rally community opposition and alert regulators Starting next year, Google plans to require all apps ...

This week’s iOS 26 announcement sure was an odd one, wasn’t it? Between the controversial Liquid Glass redesign and the big name jump from iOS 18 to iOS 26, this year’s iPhone update is already ...

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. Google is releasing Android 15 on Tuesday.

Everybody wants Android Auto and CarPlay in their cars, and Apple's data shows that nearly eight in ten new-car buyers would abandon their purchase and switch brands if they can't get the phone ...

Software updates are vital as they provide new features, fix bugs, and improve your phone's security. However, updates can occasionally fail. Your phone may freeze, restart, or malfunction. You may ...