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The green Android robot head logo on a white background
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Android may stop letting a phone debug itself, and Shizuku would break with it

A comment on a Google issue tracker floated binding ADB to the Wi-Fi interface only. That one change would kill loopback debugging, Shizuku, and every debloater built on it.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 teaser graphic showing the phone's new shorter, wider shape
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Samsung just teased the Galaxy Z Fold 8's wider shape, but the leaked cameras aren't 'Ultra'

Samsung's first official Z Fold 8 teasers confirm a shorter, wider design under a 'New Shape, New Joy' campaign. A separate camera leak suggests a modest sensor bump.

Android 17 promotional hero image from Google showing new features
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Android 17 ships with floating app bubbles and on-screen reaction recording

Android 17 is rolling out to Pixel first. Here's what actually shipped, from Bubbles and Screen Reactions to tighter location privacy, and which features are still coming.

Google Home Speaker in Porcelain, a fabric-wrapped cylinder with a light ring at the base
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Google's $99 Home Speaker arrives June 25, and the $35 Nest Mini is gone

Google's Gemini-powered Home Speaker opens for pre-order at $99.99 and ships June 25, with 360-degree audio and a new voice assistant replacing the Nest Mini.

Crowd at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026 below a giant screen showing the Galaxy S26 camera array
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Galaxy Unpacked: what Samsung actually shipped versus what the leaks promised

The Galaxy S26 line, Buds 4, One UI 8.5, and Quick Share talking to AirDrop. Here's what Samsung confirmed at Unpacked and what's still vapor.

Gemini Intelligence interface on an Android phone
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Gemini Intelligence turns Android 17 into an agent that drives your apps

Google's Android Show pitched Gemini Intelligence and AppFunctions, an MCP-style way for the assistant to call inside your apps. Here's how it works and what to watch.

A leaked hands-on image of the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE showing a raised, flagship-style camera bump near the top-left edge.
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Galaxy S26 FE leaks early, and its odd camera bump has Samsung fans grumbling

A WPC listing and hands-on image of the Galaxy S26 FE show a flagship-style camera bump pushed close to the edge. Samsung hasn't confirmed any of it.

Android robot logo rendered in red, signaling a security alert
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Google is patching an Android flaw that attackers are already exploiting in the wild

Google's June 2026 Android bulletin patches an actively exploited Framework privilege-escalation zero-day plus 123 other flaws. Here's who's at risk and what to do.

A leaked white dummy unit of the wider Galaxy Z Fold 8, shown folded to highlight its thin profile.
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Galaxy Z Fold 8 leak: a wider body and a cover screen that finally looks like a phone

A leaked dummy of the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide shows a shorter, wider body and a near-square inner panel. Samsung hasn't confirmed any of it.

Samsung Galaxy Book ultrabook open on a desk
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Samsung is building Galaxy Book laptops with Android, not Windows. Three tiers are in the works.

SamMobile reports Samsung is preparing low-end, mid-range, and flagship Galaxy Books on Android 17 One UI 9, timed to Google's Aluminium OS push at I/O 2026.

Tensor G5 chip on a green Pixel motherboard, used by 9to5Google to illustrate Tensor leaks.
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Pixel 11's Tensor G6 leak: brand-new ARM cores paired with a GPU from 2021

Mystic Leaks pegs Tensor G6 with one C1 Ultra at 4.11GHz and six C1-Pro cores. The GPU is the same Imagination CXTP family that's been in the chip for years.

Google Android Developer Verification illustration showing the rollout timeline graphic from the Android Developers blog
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Android's Developer Verifier service rolls out this month. Here's the full 2026 sideloading timeline.

Google's Android Developer Verifier is landing in Settings in April 2026. Enforcement starts in four countries in September. Here's what changes, and what 'Advanced Flow' gets you.