Here’s how Google describes its fee-reducing Apps Experience and Games Level Up programs
Here's how Google describes its fee-reducing Apps Experience and Games Level Up programs Today, Google killed its 30 percent app store fee, partially uncoupled Google Play from Google Play Billing after they were declared an illegal monopoly in the US, and much more. From July, depending on where you live, Google will now generally charge […]
Google isn’t waiting for a settlement — the 30 percent Android app store fee is dead
Google isn't waiting for a settlement — the 30 percent Android app store fee is dead In November, Epic and Google jointly proposed a settlement that would change Android’s fate globally without cracking open Google’s Android monopoly quite the way it otherwise might. Today, Google has decided it’s not waiting for that settlement to be […]
Android’s Find Hub adds iPhone-like luggage tracking links
Android's Find Hub adds iPhone-like luggage tracking links A Chipolo Pop tracker. | Photo by Dominic Preston / The Verge Google is rolling out an Android update that includes the ability to share the location of your missing luggage with an airline. It’s similar to the luggage-tracking feature Apple brought to the iPhone, allowing you […]
Gemini is getting its first agentic capabilities
Gemini is getting its first agentic capabilities Gemini can now prep a rideshare or grocery order, though you’ll have to submit the order yourself. | Image: Google Google’s Gemini AI is getting one step closer to being more like an actual assistant. Starting with some Pixel 10 phones and the Samsung Galaxy S26 series, Gemini […]
Honor’s new MagicPad 4 is the world’s thinnest Android tablet
Honor's new MagicPad 4 is the world's thinnest Android tablet The new MagicPad 4 is a full millimeter thinner than last year’s model. | Image: Honor Honor has announced a new version of its already slim MagicPad tablet that’s now even thinner. Last year’s MagicPad 3 was just 5.8mm thick, but the new MagicPad 4 […]
The Pixel 10A is a little too much like last year’s phone
The Pixel 10A is a little too much like last year's phone Google’s midrange Pixels have been our top pick for budget Android phones for a while. They offer good cameras and most of what you need at a budget-friendly price. But this year’s upgrade feels so minimal, I’d liken it more to a Pixel […]
Google announces dates for I/O 2026
Google announces dates for I/O 2026 It’s official: Google I/O 2026 will take place from May 19th to 20th. In an announcement on Tuesday, Google says it will share the “latest AI breakthroughs and updates in products across the company, from Gemini to Android and more” during the event, which will take place in-person in […]
Google is expanding AirDrop support to more Android devices ‘very soon’
Google is expanding AirDrop support to more Android devices 'very soon' Transferring data between iPhones and Android devices is about to get a lot easier. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge After introducing AirDrop support to Pixel 10 devices last year, Google is now set to expand it to phones made by other Android […]
Aluminium: Why Google’s Android for PC launch may be messy and controversial
Aluminium: Why Google's Android for PC launch may be messy and controversial “Finally.” That was my first reaction when I heard Google would combine Android and ChromeOS into a single operating system. Android has long struggled on tablets, and ChromeOS always felt like too much of a stripped-down alternative to tempt me away from Windows […]
Google just leaked a first look at Android for PC in action
Google just leaked a first look at Android for PC in action Aluminium OS looks like exactly what it is: a hybrid of Android and ChromeOS. We’ve been waiting months for our first look at Android running on a PC in Google’s upcoming ChromeOS / Android hybrid platform, codenamed Aluminium OS. Now we’ve seen it […]