Keeping your Android device updated is a good idea. It helps with security and sometimes adds new features. Plus, it just ...

Do you need to update a smartphone's apps or operating system as soon as possible, though? And if not, how long can you ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Google has rolled out its December security update.The update patches 107 security vulnerabilities.Two ...

December’s update is huge. There are more than a hundred fixes across core Android and Samsung specific platforms. More importantly, Google and CISA warn that two of the vulnerabilities patched this ...

QPR3 Beta 1 is here! Finally get flashlight brightness control, Vulkan 1.4 support, and more. Here's everything Pixel users ...

Google's monthly system services update went live on December 1, 2025. The updates always pertain to an update for the Android operating system and/or key system services with security, new ways to ...

A big Android 16 update for Pixel users has been released. Credit: Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images Google's latest Android 16 update for Pixel owners is here. And with it, a special Pixel ...

Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...

Update, June 28, 2025: This story, originally published on June 27, has been updated with advice from Google on how to check and update your Android version in response to the news that Chrome will ...

Google is rolling out the July 2025 software update for all supported Pixel devices. Eligible devices include the Pixel 6a, 7, 7 Pro, 7a, Tablet, Fold, 8, 8 Pro, 8a, 9, 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, 9 Pro Fold, ...

For the almost 40 years that I’ve written about personal tech, I’ve given consistent advice to folks who ask whether and when they should upgrade their software — particularly device operating systems ...