Not only does Android have plenty of apps on the Google Play Store, but it also allows users to install apps from elsewhere.

Follow these steps and get the Android 17 beta on your Motorola smartphone. You'll have access to the upcoming features and changes.

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Google's Android 17 Beta 2 update release is here, and if you want to dig in and see for yourself what it has to offer, you'll need a compatible Pixel ...

Google today released Android 17 Beta 2 for Pixel devices. This comes less than two weeks after the first release.

Android 17 Beta 2 has been released for Pixel devices. You’ll find support for the build all the way back to the Pixel 6 lineup. Inside Beta 2, there are plenty of noteworthy things. There’s a section ...

Google just showed how Android 17 could let Gemini handle tasks across your apps. New tools arriving on Galaxy S26 and Pixel 10 let AI find photos, order food, and book rides while you watch.

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 ...

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 ...

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From swirling updates to confusing convergence and more than a few wacky experiments, 2026 is looking to be anything but uneventful for Google's Android platform. It’s hard to believe, but here we be ...

I've been in a particularly "back everything up for the sake of it" mood lately, and the latest target of my fixation is messages. It's been several generations of Android flagships since I archived ...