It’s been nearly 20 years since Google revealed Android, which the company described as the first “truly open” mobile operating system, setting Google-powered phones apart from the iPhone’s ...

Google’s July Play services update improves Google One purchases, adds Wear OS work profile support, and expands Android developer tools. Google’s July 2026 Google Play services update introduces an ...

Google’s Android Developer Verification raises a bigger question: can Android remain open when Google increasingly governs participation?

Google now requires developers to request certain Android source code through Google Forms and Google Drive, a change ...