Android is open in theory, but very closed in practice.

I went looking for better Android apps and ended up with an open-source toolkit I use daily.

Android 17 stable is officially rolling out to Pixel 6 and later devices, with the source code headed to the Android Open Source Project. The update introduces floating App Bubbles, built-in Screen ...

I have eight years of experience covering Android, with a focus on apps, features, and platform updates. I love looking at even the minute changes in apps and software updates that most people would ...

Android's notification channels can't effectively manage every app, so I found an open-source and privacy-focused tool that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ewan Spence covers the digital worlds of mobile technology. I’ve spent time with the Shiftphone 8, a smartphone pre-installed with ...

You might have noticed some reporting a few days ago that Android 17 was rolling out in beta form, but that didn’t happen. For reasons Google still has not explained, the release was canceled. Two ...