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Android 7.1.2 Nougat is official, public beta coming later today (Update 2: rolling out now)

Google has just officially announced Android 7.1.2 Nougat, and will begin rolling out the public beta build starting today! Android 7.1.2 beta

Unity introduces its Vulkan renderer for Android

The Vulkan API is promising exciting new things for mobile gaming and 3D application development, and today the company behind the popular

Android antivirus apps are useless — here’s what to do instead

It seems like you can’t go a week without one security firm or another producing a statistic illustrating just how much Android

Android apps on Chromebooks: don’t assume immediately magic

Nicely, gang, it’s actually occurring: the entire Google Play store of Android apps is beginning to reveal up on Chromebooks. We first

Microsoft Outlook on Android updated with Android Wear support

Google’s Android Wear is the company’s wearable platform that’s supported by a wide range of manufacturers and devices. Essentially, Android Wear is the

New name, renewed focus: Introducing Android Intelligence

My, oh my — how far we’ve come. Six short years ago, I started an experimental little column about an up-and-coming operating

The best Android launchers

There are tons of launchers available for android — these are some of the best! Launchers are the way Android users customize