by dbadmin | Aug 27, 2025 | Android 17, Features, Google
When I first started using a smartphone, the choice between Android and iOS felt like an easy one. Sure, Apple had an attractive UI, and an early lead on third-party software support, but going the iPhone route meant living in Apple’s walled garden. And while there...
by dbadmin | Aug 9, 2025 | Android 17, Authority Insights, Authority Insights Newsletter, Features
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority For most of Android’s history, Google publicly referred to each release by a version number and a codename. Traditionally, the codename was a dessert like Marshmallow, Jelly Bean, or Froyo. With the release of Android 10 in...
by dbadmin | Aug 8, 2025 | Android 17, Google, News, Polls
Android 16 has been out for Pixels for a while now, and we’re already well on our way to Android 16 QPR1. Thanks to Google’s move to Android Canary, we know a fair bit of what’s coming with further updates to the Android platform, including Android 17. What we don’t...
by dbadmin | Aug 6, 2025 | Android 17, Google, News, Polls
Google has a fun tradition of codenaming Android versions after desserts in alphabetical order. In the early days of Android, these dessert codenames were part of the Android name/branding. However, with Android 10’s release in 2019, Google dropped the codename from...
by dbadmin | Jun 3, 2025 | Android 17, Google, Google Pixel, Rumor hubs/Wishlists
We’re mere days away from stable Android 16 rolling out to Pixel devices and the rest of the Android clan, and Google has already confirmed all the features coming with the stable platform release. We’ve also gotten our hands on Android 16 QPR betas, which gives us a...
