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 wants Android phone makers to use the same USB-C standard for fast charging
Fast charging is quite an important feature in Android devices. Phone makers are constantly trying to outdo each other with charging methods that can juice up your phones faster. While these techniques introduce faster charging, it might also mean you'll have to stick to that particular ...
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Sony's rolling out PS4 Remote Play to all Android devices
Sony's releasing its 7.00 update for the PS4 this week, which adds support for the console's Remote Play feature to all Android devices, months after iOS got the same thing. Up to now, the only Android devices for which Remote Play was compatible were Sony's own Xperias. Now, according ...
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Android stalker app cases increase by 373% in 2019
Stalkware apps have increased a whopping 373 percent during the first eight months of 2019 when compared to the same period ...
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Signal patches Android bug that allowed hackers to answer calls on your behalf
Signal fixes flaw in its Android app that could potentially allow a bad actor to force a call to be answered at the receiver's ...
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iPhone 11's Deep Fusion makes the Android fan in me very upset
Apple has finally given us a taste of its new camera feature, Deep Fusion, in the latest release of iOS (13.2), and now I ...
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It's real: Microsoft announces the Surface Duo, a dual-screen Android phone
Microsoft announced a bunch of stuff at its event including a dual-screen device running new Windows 10X, the Surface earbuds, and the Surface laptop 3. And then, out of nowhere, it hit us with a dual-screen device that runs Android. That's right! Mircosoft's new Surface Duo is ...
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OnePlus unveils its first TV, a 55-inch 4K model powered by Android at $1,408
OnePlus has launched its first TV, the 55 Q1 Pro. This is a 55-inch model, and it comes with Android TV - plus a couple of ...
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Google brags its Android alternative for low-end phones is now even faster
Google is making its Android Go — a lightweight alternative of its mobile platform design to run smoothly on low-end phones — ...
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Android users suckered for $100s by basic calculator and QR code scanning apps
Fleeceware apps on Google Play were found to abuse the Play Store policies and grossly charge users hundreds of dollars for ...
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Google Play Pass isn't Android's answer to Apple Arcade
Welp, that didn't take long. Within days of Apple launching its Arcade game subscription services, Google's responded with ...
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This leaked video shows Android for feature phones might be in development
Over the years, mass manufacturing of phones has made it possible to get a smartphone for as low as $100. However, these models might not be available in every market. That's why feature phones with internet connectivity are important for these regions, but there are very few options ...
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VPN apps with 500M+ installs caught serving disruptive ads to Android users
Four Android apps with cumulative installs of more than 500 million have been found to serve disruptive ads outside the apps. ...
