Android 17 has useful changes, but when the best everyday update is a Quick Settings button that finally makes sense again, the annual version number starts looking pretty hollow.

If you're a longtime Android user or just a very well-informed iOS user, you probably remember how Android versions used to be named after desserts. Android 1.5 Cupcake, released in April 2009, was ...

People tend to think that Apple presents all the features on its newest iPhones as groundbreaking additions, even when they have been available on Android for a long time. Stuff like App Libraries, ...

Explore Android's ongoing evolution with this visual timeline of versions, starting B.C. (Before Cupcake) and going all the ...

Android 15 has the most market share with 19.3%, followed closely by Android 14 with 17.2%, according to Google’s latest Android distribution numbers (December 2025). Android 16, the most recent ...

2025 has been pretty phenomenal for Android. Google’s Android 16 update is one of the biggest we’ve seen in years, and although some of the most significant changes weren’t available until Android 16 ...

Electronic devices usually receive more features as they become more advanced. That's sort of the point, or at least that's what most people have come to expect. If a company releases a car model, ...

Google I/O 2025 will be livestreaming next week, and software developers from Google are expected to unveil Android 16, which is slated to come out before the summer. The upcoming Android software ...

Users of older mobile phones will no longer be able to access WhatsApp from May 5, 2025, as the messaging platform phases out support for select devices. This move is part of Meta’s ongoing efforts to ...

If you’ve been hanging onto your trusty old phones, it might soon be time to say goodbye—at least to WhatsApp. From May 5, 2025, the popular messaging app will no longer be supported on several older ...

WhatsApp has stopped working on select Android devices from January 1, 2025, as the highly popular messaging service updated its platform support requirements. This illustration photograph shows the ...

Starting January 1, 2025, several old phones will no longer be compatible with WhatsApp due to an update in the app’s compatibility system, which will no longer support Android KitKat. Devices with ...