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Android 16 review: Same difference
By Harish Jonnalagadda published
Spot the difference Android 16 may not have exciting features, but it builds the foundation for Google's major design overhaul.

Android 16 Material 3 Expressive vs. iOS 26 Liquid Glass: Imperfect polar opposites
By Brady Snyder published
UI overhauls Android and iOS are both shaking up their visual and user interfaces with upcoming software versions, but which is best? I tried them both.

Connected Displays: Android 16's game-changing multitasking feature lands on select Pixels
By Nandika Ravi published
Productivity boost Android 16 is here and it's bringing some perks for Developers as well, as they get to play around with the Connected Displays feature.

Android 16 is officially here, and Pixels get first dibs on new features
By Nandika Ravi published
Hello, Android 16 Android 16 is here, and Pixel phones will be the first to experience this new stable version of the OS.

Google details its future Android 16 plans this year, and highlights new features
By Nickolas Diaz published
More in store Get a glimpse at what Google has planned for the future of Android 16 and its features for launch.

Six new Android features just dropped, and you can try them out today
By Vishnu Sarangapurkar published
RCS Improvements Android 16 introduces six significant upgrades, including personalized group chats, an enhanced photo editor, smarter home management, improved safety features, amongst others

Everything Apple stole from Android and Wear OS at WWDC 2025
By Brady Snyder published
iOS 26 = Android 16? Some of the best features arriving later this year with iOS 26 have been Android staples for some time — here's the full list.

Pixels are finally about to get a feature to prolong battery longevity
By Vishnu Sarangapurkar published
Battery health tool Google is likely to introduce a battery health feature for Pixel phones, initially announced for the Pixel 9a. A new APK teardown revealed details about the feature.
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