Google has restarted the Android 17 beta rollout for Pixel phones, bringing early access to new system improvements and developer tools after a brief pause.

Google warns that over 40% of Android devices no longer receive security updates, leaving more than 1 billion devices exposed to malware and spyware attacks.

App developers won’t be able to opt out of screen orientation and resizing features on devices with bigger screens. But we otherwise don't get much of a hint about what Android 17 will look like.

Android 17 Beta 1 didn't arrive as scheduled. Google pulled the update hours before launch, promising it's coming soon, but offering few clues why.

Google’s big plan to merge its lingering laptop-based ChromeOS with Android could be one of its most monumental shifts for its multi-decade experiment with computing. The new OS, which has since been dubbed “Aluminum,

Google has just issued an updated Android distribution chart and it makes for an alarming read. The latest OS — Android 16 — was on just 7.5% of phones when the data was captured in December, while Android 15 is on 19.3% of phones, Android 14 on 17.9% of phones and Android 13 on 13.9% of phones.

In November, Google linked its Android Quick Share feature to Apple's AirDrop for file transfers between the two mobile OSes. It was initially restricted to Pixel 10 phones, but the company is now reportedly planning to expand the feature to more Android phones.

In an attempt to make Androids safer to use, Google cracked down on shady proxies affecting millions of phones. Here's how these proxies functioned.

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