I'm still mourning these 5 open source apps that vanished from the Play Store

I still mourn about these five open source apps that vanished from the Play Store. AdAway is a system-wide ad blocker. It’s ...

Google wants Intrinsic to be 'Android of robotics' as it pushes into physical AI

In folding its Intrinsic project into the main company and out of "Other Bets," Google is aiming to mimic its Android ...

I finally beat my 'scrolling' addiction with this one productivity app

I downloaded a new app for my trusty Samsung Galaxy phone after checking out a recommended list. The one that I liked using was StayFree. StayFree is a screen time control app that works on Android, ...
eWeek

Microsoft’s Copilot Enters Its ‘Second Chapter’ With Autonomous Task Execution

Microsoft previews Copilot Tasks, an agent-like feature that runs multi-step workflows in the background, with consent checkpoints and user control ...
9to5Google

Android 17 Beta 2 brings a pop-out windowed mode to all apps with ‘bubbles’

Android 17 Beta 2 fell into our laps today, and unlike Google’s first build, this one is chock full of new features, ...
9to5Google

Here’s everything new in Android 17 Beta 2 [Gallery]

Google today released Android 17 Beta 2 for Pixel devices. This comes less than two weeks after the first release.
eWeek

Google Expands Gemini on Android and Pixel With App-Running AI Feature

Google previews a Gemini beta that can complete multi-step actions in rideshare, grocery, and food apps on Pixel 10 and Galaxy S26, with live oversight.
InfoWorld

Google adds AI agent to Opal mini-app builder

New agent step in Opal figures out the right tools and models it needs to accomplish the user’s objective, Google said.