March Pixel Drop and Android updates bring long-awaited features to your phone

Google’s March 2026 Pixel Drop enhances Circle to Search and introduces smarter restaurant recommendations through Magic Cue and Gemini, alongside broader Android ecosystem updates like Find Hub ...
InfoWorld

JetBrains introduces Java to Kotlin converter for Visual Studio Code

Extension that converts individual Java files to Kotlin code aims to ease the transition to Kotlin for Java developers.
9to5google

Gmail for Android finally lets you create new labels

The Gmail mobile apps lack a handful of features found on the website, but Google is now adding the ability to create new labels on Android. Once available, open the navigation drawer for “Create ...
TechCrunch

Android Studio adds ‘agentic AI’ with Journeys feature, Agent Mode

Android Studio, the integrated development environment (IDE) for Android app developers, is getting an AI upgrade, Google announced at its developer conference, Google I/O 2025, on Tuesday. In ...
Android Authority

Android 15 release date: Update now available for more devices

After a lengthy wait, Google officially announced Android 15 and the availability of the new OS on Pixel devices, including the Pixel 6 series and higher, the Pixel 6a and higher, the Pixel Fold and ...
The New York Times

‘The Studio’ Review: He Is Decades Too Late for His Close-Up

Seth Rogen plays a stressed-out movie bigwig in a satire of an industry in decline. By James Poniewozik Midway through the first season of “The Studio,” Matt Remick (Seth Rogen), a big wheel in the ...
Ars Technica

Thunderbird Android client is K-9 Mail reborn, and it’s in solid beta

Thunderbird’s Android app, which is actually the K-9 Mail project reborn, is almost out. You can check it out a bit early in a beta that will feel pretty robust to most users. Thunderbird, maintained ...
Android Authority

This is Android 16's codename — and it's not what you're expecting

The Android 16 codename is Baklava, a popular puff pastry dessert. This might seem strange, considering the Android 14 codename was Upside Down Cake, and the Android 15 one was Vanilla Ice Cream.
Engadget

Google Pixel 9 review: The go-to Android smartphone

The $800 Pixel 9 is Google's latest base model flagship smartphone. (Photo by Sam Rutherford/Engadget) For the first half of Android’s existence, Google was happy simply being in charge of the OS ...
Lifehacker

Now You Can Access Your Android Files From Your PC

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...
9to5google

Google bringing Android Studio app development to the web with Project IDX

Project IDX is Google’s web-based development environment, and the technology is now being used to bring Android Studio to the web. In addition to the main I/O 2024 event in Mountain View, Google is ...
Liliputing

Lindroid is an Android app that lets you run Linux in a container, with support for hardware-acceleration

Lindroid is a new open source app that lets you install a GNU/Linux distro on an Android device and run Linux applications with full support for your phone’s hardware. It does this by putting Linux ...