Every Android story

21 stories tracking Android, ranked newest first, from TechSnif's permanent archive.

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Financial Times ·

Google prepares to defend a £1.2B UK class action lawsuit over claims it levied "excessive" charges on Android apps downloaded from Google Play since 2015

British claim over Google Play Store is latest effort to challenge market power of Big Tech groups

Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg ·

Google appeals the European Commission's DMA mandates to open up Android at the EU General Court, arguing the requirements threaten user privacy and security

Google is contesting an attempt by the European Union to make it open up its Android operating system to artificial-intelligence rivals …

Steve Dent / Engadget ·

The UK CMA proposes rules requiring Google and Android OEMs to offer search choice screens on first use and via yearly prompts, new AI assistant rules, and more

It would also require smartphone makers to give users a choice of AI assistants.

Jay Peters / The Verge ·

Meta launches a Mac app for Muse after releasing the AI agent on iOS, Android, and the web earlier this month, allowing it to manage files, pull from apps, more

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Mark Spoonauer / Tom's Guide ·

An interview with Apple CEO John Ternus and Greg Joswiak on making the iPhone Duo, minimizing the crease, uninspiring Android foldables, the price, and more

'I was like, yes, that's it...this is what I want'

Dustin Volz / New York Times ·

Researchers say they used AI to build a zero-click worm that can hack WeChat accounts and spread across iOS and Android; Tencent says it fixed the vulnerability

The attack, discovered by A.I. researchers, could have compromised hundreds of millions of devices within hours, experts said.

Ryan Whitwam / Ars Technica ·

Google rolls out its September Android Drop, with remembered items in Find Hub, Guided vision in Gemini Live, Motion Assist to reduce motion sickness, and more

Let's be frank: Some of Google's recent Android feature Drops have been duds, offering little more than an expansion of Gemini summaries and chat functions.

Luke James / Tom's Hardware ·

California's legislature passes a bill exempting open-source OSes like Linux from a 2025 age-verification law; Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android remain in scope

AB 1856 excludes open-source operating systems from the upcoming Digital Age Assurance Act.

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch ·

Google announces new performance thresholds for Android apps, including memory-use limits, citing "significant hardware supply constraints" due to the AI boom

Google is making changes to its requirements for Android apps as developers face industry-wide memory chip shortages driven by the AI data center boom.

Matt G. Southern / Search Engine Journal ·

Google rolls out an embeddable "Preferred Sources" button, natural language Discover controls, and custom audio briefings in the Google News app on Android

Google is rolling out a new embeddable Preferred Sources button, natural language Discover controls, and customizable audio briefings in the Google News app.

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge ·

Google says Android's AirDrop-like Quick Share will now let some devices exchange files and contact info when tapped together, starting with the Pixel 6 and up

The Quick Share update makes it easier to share contact info and files between Pixel devices, and soon, Samsung phones.

Abner Li / 9to5Google ·

Google says it will begin removing Google Assistant from Android and Wear OS devices on September 4, replaced by Gemini; Assistant will remain on connected cars

As expected, Google Assistant is going away in 2026, and the company just provided a September 4 date for Android.

Matt Burgess / Wired ·

Google VP of Security Engineering Heather Adkins warns the EU's DMA proposals to open Android and Search could lead to a significant rise in fraud within weeks

Europe's pro-competition proposals could see Google Search and Android systems opened up. The company claims there are serious privacy flaws.

New York Times ·

Google's Earthquake Alerts system reached 11.4M+ Android users ahead of Venezuela's June 24 earthquakes, providing seconds or up to two minutes of prior notice

Jose Flores was driving with his family to see "Toy Story 5" on Wednesday in Caracas, Venezuela, when a loud earthquake alert went off on his wife's Google Android phone.

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch ·

Google's web-based AI Studio now lets users build native Android apps; Google says the apps are for personal use only for now and publishing is on the roadmap

The AI coding boom is now coming directly for Android app development. On Tuesday, Google announced new native Android app creation capabilities …

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac ·

Instagram rolls out Instants, which lets users share ephemeral photos, as an in-app feature and as a standalone Android and iOS app in select countries

Meta just launched a brand new iPhone app called Instants. Built around ephemeral photo sharing, the new social media app is also the latest Instagram feature.

Rick Findlay / Reclaim The Net ·

Google seems to require Google Play Services for passing next-gen reCAPTCHA on Android, denying de-Googled Android phones and creating surveillance issues

Google has tied its next-generation reCAPTCHA system to Google Play Services on Android, meaning anyone running a de-Googled phone …

Macy Meyer / CNET ·

Google celebrates 20 years of Translate with a new AI pronunciation practice tool for Android users in the US and India; Translate gets 1B+ queries per month

Google's new AI-powered language tool can give you real-time feedback by analyzing speech and correcting your pronunciation.

Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg ·

The EU unveils new proposals under the DMA aimed at opening up Android to rivals' AI services; Google says the measures are "unwarranted intervention"

Google was targeted by European Union watchdogs who unveiled a slate of proposals aimed at prising open its Android ecosystem to rivals' AI services.

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer ·

Google rolls out end-to-end encryption for Gmail on Android and iOS devices for enterprise users, letting them read and compose emails without additional tools

Google says Gmail end-to-end encryption (E2EE) is now available on all Android and iOS devices, allowing enterprise users to read …