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Delta aircraft parked at jet bridges on the apron at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport under a pink sunset sky
Security·

The DOJ charged a US citizen over a GrapheneOS duress password that wiped his phone at the border

Samuel Tunick's Pixel erased itself during a CBP inspection at Atlanta's airport. Prosecutors call that destroying property to prevent its seizure.

The green Android robot head logo on a white background
Android·

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
Android·

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
Android·

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.

LibrePods project banner showing the AirPods icon, the wordmark, and the tagline 'AirPods liberated from Apple's ecosystem,' available on Android and Linux.
Open Source·

Spoof an Apple device ID and your AirPods unlock their hidden features on Android

LibrePods reverse-engineers Apple's private AirPods protocol to bring ear detection, battery status, and noise control to Android and Linux.

Google Home Speaker in Porcelain, a fabric-wrapped cylinder with a light ring at the base
Android·

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
Android·

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.

A Volkswagen ID.4 electric SUV, the kind of connected car whose companion app stopped working on GrapheneOS
Security·

Volkswagen blocked GrapheneOS from its app. Privacy-focused Android keeps getting locked out

Volkswagen's app stopped working on GrapheneOS, the hardened Android fork. The leading explanation is a Play Integrity attestation check that flags non-Google builds.

Gemini Intelligence interface on an Android phone
Android·

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.
Android·

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
Android·

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.
Android·

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.

Google Googlebook laptop promotional thumbnail showing the device and Gemini branding
AI·

Google's Magic Pointer turns the cursor into a Gemini prompt. The first Googlebooks ship this fall.

Google announced Googlebook on May 12: a premium laptop tier above Chromebook, with a Gemini-aware cursor called Magic Pointer. Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo are in.

Samsung Galaxy Book ultrabook open on a desk
Android·

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.

Google Android Developer Verification illustration showing the rollout timeline graphic from the Android Developers blog
Android·

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.

Amazon Fire TV home screen on a television
Hardware·

Amazon is done with Android on Fire TV. Vega OS is the only future.

Amazon's new Fire TV Stick HD ships with Vega OS, no sideloading allowed. Sources say every future Fire TV will follow. Here's what changes for users and devs.