The new year is here and we've got some great Android editorials for you to read while you get over the post-holiday blues. I've picked five for you to watch this weekend, along with a cheat sheet of the top news headlines.
Pixel phones are still often referred to as “pure Android”—devices that are free of bloat and offer Android in its purest form. But that's not true. Pixel phones are Google phones, and they come with apps and features that could technically be called “bloatware.” Continue reading…
So you bought an Android phone that promised fast charging to about 80%, but when you plug it into the charger you see a message like “charging slowly” or “full charge in two hours.” This No What did you sign up for and what does it give? Continue reading…
Are you tired of seeing brilliant ideas disappear before you can save them? Do you often spend hours looking through scattered digital notes? Well, let me show you three lightning fast ways to capture And actually find your thoughts later on Android. Continue reading…
Smartphones are an important aspect of our lives, and this includes many important applications that we all use on a daily basis. But there's one app we all probably use the most, and Google is slowly but surely destroying it. Of course, I'm talking about Google Messages, which I have a love/hate relationship with, and here's why. Continue reading…
Every year someone jokes that this might just be “the year of the Linux desktop.” This is a meme. But enough details are becoming clear before our eyes that someday we may look back on 2026 as the year not of the Linux desktop, but of the Android computer. Continue reading…
Top Android news this week
- Samsung may be working on a 20,000mAh battery
- Galaxy Z TriFold costs $2,400, but Samsung may still be losing money
- Increase in mobile phone prices to 10% in January 2026
- Nearly a billion active Android devices are security targets due to outdated software
- Samsung Brain Health program may soon be launched to detect early signs of dementia
- The Pebble Round smartwatch is back and has incredible improvements
- OnePlus 16 could be ready to join the 200MP club in 2026
- The Xperia Play dream comes true with this new slider phone
- Xiaomi 17 Ultra Leica Edition has a rotating camera zoom
- Samsung welcomes Galaxy A17 5G and Galaxy Tab A11+ to the Galaxy ecosystem
