We got Google’s Chrome OS up and running alongside Android on a Pixel phone. This is possible thanks to a special build of Chromium OS — the open-source version of Chrome OS — made for running in a ...

Google released Android 16 in early June, months earlier than its usual timeline. However, other brands are taking longer to roll it out to their devices, and that also includes Nothing. The brand has ...

Android and Chrome OS have been developed in parallel for years, but Google is planning to streamline its operating systems. In a recent interview, Android Ecosystem President Sameer Samat stated ...

The unification of Android and Chrome OS has been rumored for a while now. A report surfaced back in November last year, saying that it will happen. It was just a rumor back then, though. Earlier this ...

Since March 31, 2025, around three and a half years after the Android version was introduced, Google has stopped developing and distributing security patches. This means that devices for which Android ...

The Android operating system is incredibly versatile. Beyond smartphones, it officially powers tablets, watches, TVs, cars, and XR headsets. However, it has virtually no presence on traditional PCs, ...

Google's Android mobile operating system is open source, which means anyone can, in theory, build their own mobile operating system based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). Why, then, are ...

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