I ditched Android emulators for this open-source app, and I can't imagine ever going back

With Microsoft killing the only official way of running everyday Android apps on PC, I found an alternative that doesn't use ...
PC Magazine

Google Is Combining ChromeOS and Android, and I Can't Wait

Finally! A combined mobile and desktop platform! As a longtime OS reviewer, I think this move makes more sense than ever. I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 years, focusing on ...
Android Authority

Google is making Android’s touchpad controls more like a desktop OS

To improve Android’s capabilities on laptops and tablets, Google is adding more advanced touchpad settings. An upcoming update introduces a customizable three-finger tap gesture for actions like ...
Liliputing

Google is bringing Desktop windowing to Android tablet

Soon you may be able to use Google’s Android operating system more like a desktop operating system… at least on tablets or other devices with large screens. Google has released a developer preview of ...
ZDNet

Your Android phone will run Debian Linux soon (like some Pixels already can)

Qualcomm claims that my Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus' Snapdragon 8 Elite CPU is faster than the Intel Core Ultra 288V chip. My smartphone also has 12GB of RAM and 512GB of solid-state storage. In short, it ...
Android Police

What a unified Android and ChromeOS could mean for users

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. It was reported in November that Google was in the midst of a "multi-year project to fully transition ChromeOS into Android," ...
CNET

Google Releases Android 16 Months Earlier Than Expected. Here's How You Can Download It

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. A day after Apple announced iOS 26 at WWDC ...