Android Authority

Android 17 is building a new Contacts Picker to keep your address book private

Google is developing a new Contacts Picker tool for Android 17 to fix the current all-or-nothing contacts permission. This tool will allow you to share specific contacts with an app, rather than your ...
Android Police

Google has never been good with operating systems: Will the jump from ChromeOS to Android make a difference?

Zach was an Author at Android Police from January 2022 to June 2025. He specialized in Chromebooks, Android smartphones, Android apps, smart home devices, and Android services. Zach loves unique and ...
Android Authority

Source: Google is turning Chrome OS into Android to compete with the iPad

A source within Google has told Android Authority that Google plans to migrate Chrome OS fully over to Android. Google announced in June 2024 that Chrome OS would start using parts of Android’s tech ...
SlashGear

Your Chromebook May Run Android Instead Of Chrome OS One Day: Here's What That Means

Chromebooks may be getting their biggest shake-up ever in the near future as Google prepares to merge large portions of ChromeOS onto Android. The no-frills, browser-based operating system has had ...
Wired

/e/OS Is Better Than Android. You Should Try It

Google's Android mobile operating system is open source, which means anyone can, in theory, build their own mobile operating system based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). Why, then, are ...
scmp.com

Huawei confirms it has built its own operating system just in case US tensions disrupt use of Google’s Android

Huawei Technologies, the largest smartphone vendor in China, said it has developed its own operating systems (OS) for both smartphones and computers, which can be used on its devices in the event that ...