Android is a mobile operating system owned and maintained by Google. The Android team started the project in 2003 as an operating system for digital cameras, but soon switched to developing it for mobile devices, before being acqui-hired by Google in 2005.
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Google is supercharging SMS on Android with an iMessage-like experience
As a tech-savvy TNW reader, you may have already ditched SMS for more sophisticated messaging apps years ago, but people ...
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Why did Amazon just launch an Android web browser?
There's no shortage of Android-based web browsing apps on Google Play, and today, Amazon's added one of its own to the list ...
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Android P may get iPhone X-like gestures, according to Google's own leak
Google appears to have just leaked a major feature coming to Android P, the next version of its OS. According to an image that appeared briefly on the Android Developers blog for an unrelated feature, Android P will come with support for gestured based navigation - and it's about ...
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Opinion: It's time for Google to retire Chromecast for Android TV
The Chromecast is one of the best products Google has ever made. It's low price, small size, and reliability help make streaming video to your TV commonplace, rather than a party trick for the techies with money. But it's also time for the Chromecast to be retired, at least in ...
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Google might be making a 4K Android TV dongle
Ausdroid has spotted an application filed with the US Federal Communications Commission which details a 4K dongle to bring ...
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This Android app will rescue your future phone from the notch
After the iPhone X, it quickly became apparent every other flagship phone would soon start to sport some sort of a notch. Huawei is doing it, OnePlus is doing it, Asus is doing it - and Essential even beat Apple to the punch. But what if you hate the bunny-ears aesthetic? An app ...
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Palm will return from the dead this year with Android instead of WebOS
Palm is coming back. Again. Anybody feeling déjà vu? Last August, a TCL executive said the company was planning to launch a Palm phone this year. TCL, if you recall, makes Alcatel phones, and is also the main companies trying to revive the BlackBerry name through as licensing deal. ...
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Chrome OS looks to replace Android on tablets. Good riddance
For all of Android's dominance on smartphones, Google's never been able to nail the tablet experience. Now it seems companies are getting ready to give up on it altogether for a more sensible alternative: Chrome OS. Asus today announced the Chromebook Tab 10. It has a 9.7-inch ...
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Facebook tracking is present in 41% of the most popular Android apps
In response to several privacy blunders, netizens are flocking to #DeleteFacebook. But research from AdGuard suggests that escaping Zuckerberg's panopticon is easier said than done, as Facebook-built tracking software exists in a staggering number of apps. Facebook Audience Network ...
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Facebook's latest Android app helps you find and pay for public Wi-Fi
Facebook has quietly launched an Android app for its Express Wi-Fi initiative, which lets users log on to public Wi-Fi networks ...
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Google rebrands Android Wear as Wear OS to attract more iPhone users
A few days ago, rumors started floating around that Google would rebrand Android Wear. While we expected that change would happen at Google's annual developer conference, Google I/O, it turns out the company had a faster timeline. As of today, Android Wear is now 'Wear OS'. Though ...
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Android Wear may soon be renamed 'Wear OS'
In a post published over the weekend, Redditor H3x0n pointed to a new name and logo for Google's Android Wear platform as ...
