Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...

Android operating systems in 2025 are what individual phone brands make of them. Android 16 is publicly available as part of the Android Open Source Project, but it’s barebones, and brands like Google ...

If at one point it felt like Google was close to calling it quits on Fitbit after acquiring it, that no longer appears to be the case. In a recent update, Google is bringing its new Material 3 ...

Google is rolling out a Material 3 Expressive redesign that tries to really simplify Pixel Recorder. It comes as the Pixel 10 series debuts a new music creator. On the homepage, Recorder now has a ...

When Mitsubishi made your first cellphone, you know you’ve been around a while. Steve has carried the latest and greatest around in his pocket for nearly 30 years, with everything from Motorola ...

Google on Wednesday released several new Android features, including a big Pixel Drop that brings Android 16's new Material 3 Expressive design to Pixel phones older than the brand-new Pixel 10 series ...

Google Calculator is getting a Material 3 Expressive redesign that moves some elements around. Amusingly, this Material 3 Expressive update gets rid of the container that’s analogous to a physical ...

Google is updating Gmail with the new Material 3 Expressive design language, bringing rounded corners and playful animations to the app. While not a full redesign yet, the update signals the start of ...

When the first signs of Material 3 Expressive started showing up in Android’s QPR betas, I wasn’t impressed. Even as my colleague Mishaal raved about it and how good it looked and documented its ...

Now that the Pixel 10 series has been out for a week, Google has begun rolling many of the software features it debuted with those phones to its older devices as part of the September Pixel drop.

My relationship with the Google Pixel 6 didn't get off to the best start. I was initially excited about picking one up, as it signaled a new chapter for Google. I loved the direction the company was ...