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Google has announced the availability of the first developer preview release for Android 16. Developer previews, for those who are unfamiliar, are made available so developers can test their apps to ...

The second developer preview of Android 16 is available today, and we are looking at DP2 to find what new features have been introduced. So far, this isn’t a big release. Over the coming hours, we’ll ...

If you're an Android fan, you might be used to the typical rollout for Android developer previews: Google usually drops the first preview in February, so the fact that the company seeded Android 16's ...

David Lumb is a senior reporter covering mobile and gaming spaces. Over the last decade, he's reviewed phones for TechRadar as well as covered tech, gaming, and culture for Engadget, Popular Mechanics ...

Google's releasing the previews earlier this time around, which means a more exciting public beta is coming sooner than usual. Reading time 2 minutes Android 15 hasn’t even rolled out to every ...

Google listened, well, sort of. Aparently Google is bringing back separate WiFi and Data toggles in Android 17. This is ...

While Android 16 QPR3 is in beta right now and is the next major software release before Android 17 drops, there has been no ...

Android’s hidden Developer Options can supercharge your phone with features like faster animations, improved Bluetooth audio, file transfer defaults, fake GPS location, background app limits, and ...