Here’s how it works. Today's Android tablets are multitasking and gaming beasts, with stunning visuals and more customization options than Apple's best. Plus, tablets like the Samsung Galaxy Tab ...

What is your favorite kind of donut? Are you a chocolate fan who goes for a chocolate glazed or frosted donut? Do you prefer regular glazed, or a delicious strawberry frosted? What about jelly or ...

If you’re a geek, you may already know that Android 15 is codenamed Vanilla Ice Cream internally. Every new OS release brings a new Android version easter egg; Android 15 has one too, but it’s not ...

LineageOS 22.1 was recently released and is based on Android 15 QPR1, and the LineageOS team says version 23.2 will be based on Android 16 and will arrive in Q4 2025. While the new OS doesn’t bring ...

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If you want the most powerful features, turn to Nova Launcher Prime, a $4.99 version that offers more than the free download. Niagara is a lean Android launcher designed to place your apps and ...

We exclusively reported back in November, that the stable version of Android 16 would launch on June 3. The current schedule still lines up with that date. So what’s coming in Android 16?

Google is shaking things up a bit for the release of Android 16. While we typically see a new version of Android in the third quarter of the year, 2025 will mark the beginning of a new annual ...

They’re ideal for bigger UI tweaks and new features that don’t warrant waiting for the next major Android version. QPRs are relatively stable and launch as betas rather than developer previews.

Apple today provided developers with the release candidate versions of upcoming watchOS 11.3, tvOS 18.3, and visionOS 2.3 updates for testing purposes. The RCs come a week after the third betas.

Google has updated its Android 16 Developers Preview page, revealing the release schedule for the next major Android version. According to the preview page, the first Android 16 beta is expected to ...