The update is live, but the most interesting parts aren't. Here's what’s missing from Android 17—and when you might finally get them. I am PCMag's Senior Writer for Mobile. I write about Android, iOS, ...

Google’s June 2026 Android system updates add WhatsApp backup controls, Play Protect checks, passkey portability, and Play Store AI search. Google’s June Android ...

Update Now: WhatsApp Is Ending Support for Older iOS, Android Versions Soon, you'll need at least Android 6 or iOS 15.5 to keep WhatsApp running on your devices.

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A single poisoned notification from WhatsApp, Slack, SMS, Signal, Instagram, or Messenger could have hijacked Google Gemini's voice assistant on Android and made it open a victim's connected windows, ...

Google's AI Studio now lets users build native Android apps within minutes, all from their web browser—no Android Studio required. The company announced the update at this week's Google I/O 2026, and ...

But Google is carefully suggesting that the apps might be best as more limited experiences. But Google is carefully suggesting that the apps might be best as more limited experiences. is a senior ...

Google is working on a built-in camera shortcut for the Android Photo picker, as spotted in the latest Android 17 QPR1 Beta 2. The addition could reduce UI fragmentation by eliminating the need for ...

CVE-2026-0073 affects Android’s System component and it can be exploited without any user interaction. Google announced on Monday the release of an Android update patching a critical vulnerability ...

WhatsApp will stop supporting Android 5 devices in September 2026, requiring users to upgrade to Android 6 or newer. Android phones have long shelf lives, especially ...

“Bubbles” are an underrated part of Android notifications, with WhatsApp apparently working to add support just like another Meta app already had. Notification bubbles are often known by another name ...

WhatsApp Is Finally Working on Adding Support for Android's Notification Bubbles Feature Google brought Notification Bubbles to Android in 2020, and it looks like WhatsApp users will finally be able ...