I test drove the new Android Desktop Mode with my Pixel, and it genuinely wowed me

And as someone who's attempted -- as an experiment -- to do without a desktop computer, I find it the smartphone-only ...

Android 17 Leaks Reveal Major Redesign, AI Features, and Privacy Upgrades

Android 17 beta is here. Here’s what is confirmed so far, what leaks suggest, and which rumored features may arrive later in ...
9to5Google

Google says these AI models are best for coding Android apps

AI tools, love them or hate them, have been a big deal in coding and app development, and Google is now actively testing out ...
Android Central on MSN

Google will now show which AI models are best at building Android apps

Android Bench ranks AI models based on their ability to complete real Android coding challenges.
Android Authority

Pixel Now Playing starts rolling out a song-specific visual upgrade

Some Pixel phones are now showing album art for detected songs on tapping the Now Playing lock screen interface. The new expandable view appears to be rolling out with the Android 16 QPR3 update, but ...
CNET

This Android XR Feature Convinced Me Smart Glasses Aren't So Pointless After All

Commentary: I'm not a fan of tech-loaded spectacles, but a demo at Mobile World Congress may have swayed me. Abrar's interests include phones, streaming, autonomous vehicles, internet trends, ...
ZDNet

Inside Google's AI plan to end Android developer toil - and speed up innovation

Google is expanding AI across the Android Studio workflow. It intends AI to reduce "toil" for work like tests, updates, and API migrations. Google says coding shifts from "how" to defining "what." ...
Bleeping Computer

Flaws in popular VSCode extensions expose developers to attacks

Vulnerabilities with high to critical severity ratings affecting popular Visual Studio Code (VSCode) extensions collectively downloaded more than 128 million times could be exploited to steal local ...