Android 17 will soon tell you whether your OS is legit

Google is fighting against cybercriminals by introducing OS verification to Android 17, telling you whether your phone's OS is the real deal.

The biggest announcements from The Android Show: I/O Edition — Android 17 news, Google AI laptops

Google I/O 2026 takes place on May 19, but today, Google hosted a livestreamed warm-up event called The Android Show: I/O Edition. As you might have guessed, it's mostly focused on Android news. Much of what was shared at The Android Show was fairly small and incremental,

Android Show 2026: all the news and announcements

The highlight of this year’s Android Show was Googlebooks, a new line of laptops running Android. They can cast apps from Android phones, pull files directly from a connected Android device, and offer contextual AI suggestions using the mouse pointer. Google says the first of these Chromebook successors are “coming this fall.”

Google is giving Android's 4,000 emojis a 3D glow-up, but there's a catch

Google has announced a major refresh for all 4,000 emojis on Android. Google will replace the existing flat emojis with 3D ones later this year. When they first arrive, the new emojis will roll out to Pixel devices.

Android 17 is about to make your phone a much better content creation tool

Google has announced a slate of creator-focused updates coming with Android 17 at the Android Show I/O Edition, including deeper Instagram camera integration, AI-powered tools in the Edits app, and new a Screen Reactions feature.

Google Previews Android 17 With 'Gemini Intelligence' a Month Before Apple's iOS 27 Reveal

Google today previewed Android 17, the next version of Android that it is bringing to smartphones and other devices. Android 17 includes multiple new AI features, and it comes about a month ahead of when Apple plans to unveil iOS 27 with new AI capabilities.

The 9 biggest new features in Android 17

This is Google’s latest attempt to inject a little extra digital well-being into the Android experience. Once you label certain apps as “distracting,” Pause Point will pop u
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Google Announces the Biggest Android Auto Update Since the Coolwalk Redesign

It's happening. Android Auto is getting what could be easily considered the biggest update since the debut of Coolwalk. Google announced a Material 3 Expressive facelift that includes everything from using the screen estate more efficiently to new features like widgets.
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