Google introduced new media app templates as part of its Android for Cars App Library update. These templates bring a redesigned “Now Playing” UI with a new Material 3 Expressive seekbar. The ...

Samsung has started testing the Android 16-based One UI 8 software for the Galaxy A55 smartphone. While the brand is yet to say anything officially, a Galaxy A55 running Android 16 has surfaced in the ...

Samsung’s mid-range Galaxy A55 is already in line for its next big software update, if a recent Geekbench listing is anything to go by. The listing shows the device running Android 16, suggesting that ...

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy S22+ have been spotted running Android 16 with One UI 8.0. They’ve appeared on Geekbench, indicating that Samsung is working on updating both devices. The update ...

Samsung is indeed preparing the Galaxy S25 series for One UI 8.5 beta testing, as the first test build has just been spotted on Samsung’s servers. This one will also be based on Android 16, but unlike ...

Google released the latest Android feature drop. Material 3 Expressive has finally arrived, and it's brilliant. You get more customizations, better animations, and performance. When the latest Android ...

Developing Android applications seems like it should be fairly straightforward if you believe the glossy marketing by Google and others. It’s certainly possible to just follow the well-trodden path, ...

Google unleashed the first Android 16 beta in January 2025, and Samsung followed suit a few months later with its own One UI 8 beta in May. Now that the software is officially here and Samsung's ...

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 ...

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