Android 17 Beta 3 is Here: Finally Hitting the Stability Milestone

Google releases the Android 17 Beta 3 update with platform stability, new photo picker tools, and improved privacy for Pixel ...

Android 17 Beta 3 rolls out to Pixel devices

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
Droid Life

Android 17 Beta 3 Released for Pixel Devices, Reaches Platform Stability

Android 17 Beta 3 has been released for Pixel devices, but also, it has reached Platform Stability, meaning the API surface is now locked and developers can start dialing in their final tweaks to ...
9to5Google

Google rolling out Android 17 Beta 3 for Pixel

Just under three weeks after the last release, Google is rolling out Android 17 Beta 3 for Pixel devices. This update ...

Android 17’s new Contact Picker stops apps from accessing your entire contact list

Android 17 is getting a new Contact Picker that changes how apps access your contacts list. Earlier reports hinted at this shift toward tighter privacy, and now Google is rolling it out. Instead of ...
The Verge

Google is expanding AirDrop support to more Android devices ‘very soon’

Interoperability between Android Quick Share and Apple’s AirDrop is currently limited to Pixel 10 phones. Interoperability between Android Quick Share and Apple’s AirDrop is currently limited to ...
PC Magazine

Google's AirDrop Support Is Coming to More Android Phones

In November, Google linked its Android Quick Share feature to Apple's AirDrop for file transfers between the two mobile OSes. It was initially restricted to Pixel 10 phones, but the company is now ...
Bleeping Computer

Google rolls out Android theft protection feature updates

Google has introduced stronger Android authentication safeguards and enhanced recovery tools to make smartphones more challenging targets for thieves. These updated Android theft protection features ...
CNET

Google Rolls Out Expanded Theft Protection Features for Android Devices

The latest Android security update makes it harder for thieves to break into stolen phones, with stronger biometric requirements and smarter lockouts. With more than a decade of experience, Nelson ...
Geeky Gadgets

AYN Odin 3 Hands-On Review : OLED Handheld Built for 120 FPS Android Play

Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to hold the future of handheld gaming in your hands? The AYN Odin 3 might just be the answer. With its Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset and a breathtaking OLED ...
InfoWorld

Google updates Gemini API for Gemini 3

The Gemini API improvements include simpler controls over thinking, more granular control over multimodal vision processing, and ‘thought signatures’ to improve function calling and image generation.