Amazon’s Fire Tablets ship with a modified version of Android called Fire OS. That means that while the underlying operating system is based on Android, they have a custom user interface, app store, ...

Samsung abandoned it at Android 13, so I jumped straight to Android 16.

QuestStack roots a Quest 1 on its final firmware and swaps in a vulnerable bootloader. A WebUSB version from darknight1050 ...

This is not a sideloading ban. Google is preserving the ability to install apps from outside the Play Store, but wrapping that ability in identity checks, warning screens, and a waiting period. The ...

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest ...

Google’s new Android verification flow adds a 24-hour wait for apps from unverified developers as broader identity checks ...

Google is walking a tightrope between safety and freedom.

Google is making Android sideloading more restrictive with its new Advanced Flow for installing apps from unverified ...