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 ...

The maker of the Orange Pi line of single-board computers (among other things) offers a handful of Android or Linux images that can be installed on most of the company’s products. But for the most ...

Today, Google announced Android XR, a brand new operating system for AR/VR devices. The company hopes Android XR can unify the messy XR hardware industry, similar to what Android did for smartphones.

Samsung’s recent smartwatches run a Tizen-based operating system. Apple’s run watchOS. And a number of companies have released watches that run Google’s Android Wear operating system. There’s no ...

Tyler Lacoma has spent more than 10 years testing tech and studying the latest web tool to help keep readers current. He's here for you when you need a how-to guide, explainer, review, or list of the ...

It's easy to find a great phone today. In fact, current flagship devices are so good you really don't need to be replacing them every year. Read now Almost all smartphones lock you into expensive, ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a former news writer for The Verge. Google’s Android Automotive OS has been gaining traction in the industry, ...

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 ...