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You can play Flappy Bird and speedrun wearing out your foldable phone’s hinge at the same time.

After a somewhat underwhelming release last year, privacy-focused brand Punkt is back with the new MC03 smartphone, which is based on Android and ships with “AphyOS,” and coming to the US this year.

Coming from the same company that revived a physical keyboard for your smartphone, the “Clicks Communicator” is a dedicated piece of hardware that acts as a phone for your phone and is all about managing your messages.

Asus has seemingly confirmed that it is mostly done with Android phones, with no plans to release new devices in the Zenfone or ROG lineups in 2026.

The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC. Some features apply to end users, while others are aimed at developers.

One thing that I thought we’d see more of in 2025 was how Gemini could control your Android phone. There was the May demo and other underlying work, but we don’t have Google’s complete vision yet.

Is the curtain falling on big-ticket Android updates? Does a yearly release cycle even matter anymore, or is it just a sign of the times that there isn’t much left to really add to our smartphones?

Don’t ask us why, but some Android phones do not come with the best features enabled out of the box.

Just got a new Android smartphone for the holidays? If it’s your first one, it could be a little intimidating, so to get you started, here are a few apps you should immediately install or set up on a new Android device. Alternatively, if you’re not already using these apps, it might be time to give them a shot!

Years after its debut in other parts of the globe, Google has today announced that Android’s Emergency Location Service (ELS) is finally available in India.

Google just released a really cool new Android figure on its merch store that has a built-in 3D maze game.

After nearly 40 years of airing on ABC, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have found a new home for the Oscars beginning in just a couple of years.

According to a new report, the smartphone market as a whole is expected to shrink in 2026 due to the rising costs of components.

A strange issue has left YouTube and YouTube TV apps inaccessible on the Nvidia Shield TV, but the issue is being addressed as we speak.

After a multi-year hiatus, popular battle royale Fortnite is now officially back on the Google Play Store.

Ayaneo is no stranger to Android handhelds, but now it’s turning attention towards an arguably less competitive landscape: smartphones.

Following the last round of negotiations, Google announced today that its cord-cutting service is getting a big update in 2026 with “YouTube TV Plans” that will offer “over 10 genre-specific packages.”

Google is introducing Android Emergency Live Video today to let users in three countries share their camera feeds with dispatchers.

YouTube TV is emailing a pretty notable coupon code to subscribers that lets them “save an extra $100 on the new Pixel 10 Phones.”

The latest Android Canary build is available today and it features work by Apple and Google to make switching between Android and iPhone devices easier.

As we approach the end of 2025, we’re getting some data on what smartphones customers across the globe purchased throughout the past few months. To no one’s surprise, it’s Samsung and Apple that are dominating sales.