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Android 17: Everything you need to know
By Harish Jonnalagadda published
What's next Here's a look at all the updates coming to Android in 2026.

Google, Spotify, and more were hit by a widespread outage impacting thousands
By Nandika Ravi published
Internet down? Several Google services, like Search, Cloud, as well as, Spotify, and more, were hit with a massive outage today.

Samsung One UI 8 beta 2 rolls out for Galaxy S25 series in multiple regions
By Vishnu Sarangapurkar published
Second One UI 8 beta Samsung has launched the second beta of One UI 8 for the Galaxy S25 series, featuring a user feedback tool for interpreter performance, bug fixes, and the June security patch.

WatchOS 26 and Wear OS 6 take different approaches to the same problems
By Michael L Hicks published
Wear OS Weekly From stolen tricks to cool (and terrible) ideas, watchOS 26 is an interesting foil to what Wear OS 6 and One UI 8 Watch will offer.

Pixel 6a's battery issues could be finally addressed with a mandatory update
By Vishnu Sarangapurkar published
Battery update Google Pixel 6a owners to get a mandatory software update to prevent battery overheating, potentially impacting capacity and charging after 400 cycles.

Google's on the right track with desktop mode in Android 16
By Andrew Myrick published
It's finally here It's still early, but after spending a bit of time with Google's take on Desktop Mode, I'm impressed by how polished it is. Hopefully, this means things will only get better from here.

How to set up an iCloud email account on Android
By Rajat Sharma last updated
Make the jump! It's incredibly simple to set up your iCloud email account on Android. You can keep using your existing email when you move over from iOS to Android.

Why I use Gemini over ChatGPT as my AI assistant, and you should too
By Brady Snyder published
Slow and steady OpenAI kicked off the AI race in 2022, and ChatGPT is still one of the top chatbots available. But for most people, Gemini is better.
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