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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A clone of the iconic Psion Agenda calendar app is now available for Android
It's time to plan your workday like it's 1999.
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Android P Beta 3 is rolling out now
Android P beta 3 is rolling out today. Don't expect much in the way on consumer-facing features, as Google finalized all the APIs with Beta 2. Instead, Google says Beta 3 focuses on "the latest bug fixes and optimizations for stability and polish," which suggests this should be ...
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YouTube makes picture-in-picture video (mostly) free for Android users in the US
Quite possibly the best thing about being a YouTube Red/Premium/Google Play Music subscriber is the ability to watch videos in a floating picture-in-picture (PiP) window on my phone. That allows me to continue watching a video while chatting, browsing the web, or doing pretty much ...
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Instagram launches a Lite app for low-end Android devices
Instagram has released a lightweight version of its Android app that should be easier to install and browse on devices short ...
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Pokémon Quest lands on Android and iOS for free
Following an announcement last month about four new Pokémon games coming to the Nintendo Switch, the first one has now arrived ...
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Mini-rant: What's the point of Android P's new gestures?
When Google first introduced navigation gestures with the Android P beta, I applauded the move. It was a long overdue evolution of the old-school Android navigation buttons. But now that I've spent over a month with the Android P, the experience has soured some. I still think gestures ...
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Microsoft adds native adblocking to Edge for Android
The beta version of Edge for Android now blocks ads by default.
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Xiaomi aims to bring Android tablets back in 2018 with its $170 Mi Pad 4
If you're one of the few people still interested in Android tablets in 2018, you'll be happy to know that Xiaomi's still ...
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Google's AR measurement app is coming to an Android phone near you
Back at WWDC, Apple announced it was giving every iPhone a ruler in the form of an AR app called Measure. Now Google is firing back with an app also called Measure. Actually Google technically beat Apple to the punch. Measure has been available for a while on Tango devices (remember ...
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Android Messages gets a little closer to iMessage with desktop support
I've been a happy Android user since my first smartphone and there's only ever been one thing I've envied about iPhone users: iMessage. Being able to to easily respond to texts on your computer is wonderful. Now Google is trying to bring some of that convenience to Android. The ...
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Google has removed the ability to order Uber rides from Maps on Android
But really, did anyone use it?
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Review: Huawei's P20 Pro isn't my favorite Android phone, but it might be the best
I've been using the Huawei P20 Pro for about two months now. By now it's become clear it's not my favorite Android phone, ...
