Nothing is more frustrating than trying to browse the web on a sluggish, unresponsive phone. You're trying to read the morning news, and you can't do that without running into issues like sudden ...

The fine margins of success in the smartphone world became even finer in 2025, with hardware upgrades taking a continued backseat to ever-expanding, AI-powered software ambitions. However, that ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. As a person who covers consumer tech for a living, I get to use a few dozen smartphones every year. While I almost always advise on which is the ...

Mark has almost a decade of experience reporting on mobile technology, working previously with Digital Trends. Taking a less-than-direct route to technology writing, Mark began his Android journey ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I've spent a significant portion of my life searching for ways to extend the battery life on my Android phones. Admittedly, that sounds rather ...

Ben Khalesi writes about where artificial intelligence, consumer tech, and everyday technology intersect for Android Police. With a background in AI and Data Science, he’s great at turning geek speak ...

The preview cycle continues today with Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 now available for Google Pixel devices. This follows the stable QPR2 launch at the start of December. Quarterly Platform Releases bring ...

Android 16 QPR3 is the next notable quarterly update coming in March 2026, and Beta 1 is rolling out today for Pixel devices. Over the coming hours, we’ll dive into all of Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1’s new ...

Google has released Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 with the December 2025 security patch for a wide range of Pixel phones and tablets, ahead of a planned stable release in March 2026. The beta introduces ...

While plenty of the latest and greatest smartphones provide four or more years of software support, this is a more recent development in the Android space. If you haven’t upgraded in the past three or ...

The SSA Inspector General's report says the agency's telephone service performance metrics are accurate after senator's request for analysis The Social Security Administration Office of Inspector ...