Android 17's Missing App Lock Feature May Still Be on the Way

The app lock feature, which was missing in Android 17 stable, is not dead, as Google is reportedly still working on it behind ...

Google Finally Rolls Out Per-App Backup Controls on Android for Granular Cloud Storage Control

Google is rolling out per-app backup controls for Android devices, allowing users to select exactly which applications sync ...
Mashable

Motorola phones are reportedly injecting affiliate codes into the Amazon app

UPDATE: May. 27, 2026, 11:22 a.m. Since we first published this story, Motorola confirmed it fixed the issue and provided a statement to Mashable. We've udpated this piece to include the statement. A ...
Bleeping Computer

Italy disrupts CINEMAGOAL piracy app that stole streaming auth codes

Italian authorities have dismantled a piracy ecosystem centered around the CINEMAGOAL app that provided access to various streaming platforms, including Netflix, Disney+, and Spotify. Unlike typical ...
The Verge

I can’t believe how fast Google vibe coded my first Android app

Google AI Studio does what it says on the tin: prompt to phone, in minutes flat. Google AI Studio does what it says on the tin: prompt to phone, in minutes flat. is a senior editor and founding member ...
The Verge

Google can now vibe-code you an Android app

But Google is carefully suggesting that the apps might be best as more limited experiences. But Google is carefully suggesting that the apps might be best as more limited experiences. is a senior ...
Liliputing

Goodbye Chromebook: Google introduces the Android-based Googlebook platform (and plays up AI capabilities, of course)

Almost exactly 15 years after introducing the Chromebook platform, Google is revealing what comes next. Say goodbye the the Linux-based operating system built around a web browser and hello to… an ...
Engadget

Googlebooks are the Android-based evolution of the Chromebook

After multiple years of rumors, Google today confirmed a new laptop-focused initiative called Googlebooks. ChromeOS, which launched more than 15 years ago, was built with the thought that most people ...
TechRepublic

Samsung’s Next Galaxy Book Could Run Android Instead of Windows

Samsung is reportedly developing Android-powered Galaxy Book laptops with One UI 9 and Google’s upcoming Aluminium OS platform. Samsung is reportedly working on a new generation of Galaxy Book laptops ...
9to5google

Samsung reportedly prepares Galaxy Book laptops running Android with One UI 9 skin

As Google’s “Aluminium” OS slowly makes it way to launch, a new report reveals that Samsung is preparing new Galaxy Book laptops running Android, but with Samsung’s design on top. SamMobile reports ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft open-sources “the earliest DOS source code discovered to date”

Several times in the last couple of decades, Microsoft has released source code for the original MS-DOS operating system that kicked off its decades-long dominance of consumer PCs. This week, the ...
Digital Trends

Samsung’s next Galaxy Book laptops could run Android-based OS instead of Windows

Samsung’s laptop lineup might undergo a major shift. According to a SamMobile report, Samsung is actively developing Galaxy Book laptops that run on Android rather than Windows. It would represent a ...