Android is about to embrace the iPhone's worst feature

An all-new leak adds credence to the idea that Google will split notifications and quick settings into separate panels ...
How-To Geek on MSN

16 years ago, Google launched one of the most important phones in Android history

Many phones have come and gone in Android’s nearly 20-year history, but some phones stand out more than others. Phones that ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Inside Meta’s Pivot From Open Source to Money-Making AI Model

He’s likened Meta’s open-source approach for AI to Google’s Android operating system for smartphones. While Meta already builds some closed models for internal use, and Zuckerberg has teased the idea ...
Techno-Science.net

9 Best Open-Source Apps from GitHub You Can Actually Use Every Day

GitHub hosts powerful open source apps you can use daily, from Immich for photo backups and Upscayl for image upscaling to VERT for file conversion, BC Uninstaller for cleanup, Mole for Mac storage, ...
Android Authority

Good news for custom ROMs: Google just released the Android 16 QPR2 source code

Google has started uploading the source code for Android 16 QPR2 to AOSP following its release for Pixel devices today. This marks a return to form for Google after the company surprisingly withheld ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Google Releases Patches for Android Zero-Day Flaws Exploited in the Wild

In its latest Android Security Bulletin, Google disclosed 107 zero-day vulnerabilities affecting elements of its mobile operating system and any system relying on the open source version of it, ...
Bleeping Computer

SmartTube YouTube app for Android TV breached to push malicious update

The popular open-source SmartTube YouTube client for Android TV was compromised after an attacker gained access to the developer's signing keys, leading to a malicious update being pushed to users.
Wired

The US Needs an Open Source AI Intervention to Beat China

Since 2022, America has had a solid lead in artificial intelligence thanks to advanced models from high-flying companies like OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Anthropic, and xAI. A growing number of experts, ...
Android Police

Android 16 QPR1 source finally lands on AOSP

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...
Android Authority

The wait is over: Android 16 QPR1's source code is now available on AOSP

The source code for Android 16 QPR1 is now available on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) after a weeks-long delay. This release gives developers access to the code for new features like Material ...
TechSpot

F-Droid says Google's new rules intentionally block free and open-source apps

Sounding off: The war between F-Droid and Google is escalating again. The open-source Android app repository says Mountain View is quietly restructuring the mobile software ecosystem in ways that ...