You can plug in your phone, download an emulator, or install the Google Play Store to access Android apps on your computer. Some tinkering may be required.

Google is rolling out Play Games Sidekick, a new AI overlay powered by Gemini Live that can guide you through Android games with real time tips and strategies.

Coffee is the original biohack and the nation’s most popular productivity tool. As we adjust to the changeover to daylight saving time, the caffeine-addicted WIRED Reviews team is writing about our ...

Google rolled out the first Android 17 beta for eligible Pixel devices earlier this month, and other smartphone makers are now starting to follow suit. In a somewhat unexpected move, Motorola is among ...

Motorola has just become the first non-Google company to launch its Android 17 beta program. Currently, the company has released the program for the Motorola Edge (2025) and Motorola G57 smartphones.

For a while now, Mac owners have been able to use tools like CrossOver and Game Porting Toolkit to get many Windows games running on their operating system of choice. Now, GameSir plans to add its own ...

A newly discovered and sophisticated Android malware called Keenadu has been found embedded in firmware from multiple device brands, enabling it to compromise all installed applications and gain ...

Besides what was detailed in Google’s blog post, another new “cross-device continuity” feature coming to Android 17 is “Handoff.” Google describes Handoff as a new user-facing feature that “runs in ...

One of the more surprising tech developments in 2025 was Google bringing two-way support for Apple’s AirDrop functionality to its Pixel 10 series of phones. At the time, Google said it intended to ...

Interoperability between Android Quick Share and Apple’s AirDrop is currently limited to Pixel 10 phones. Interoperability between Android Quick Share and Apple’s AirDrop is currently limited to ...

PCWorld reports that Google disrupted IPIDEA, the world’s largest residential proxy network that secretly hijacked 9 million Android devices through hidden SDKs in free apps. The network turned ...

It took Android devicemakers a very long time to commit to long-term update support. Samsung and Google have only recently decided to offer seven years of updates for their flagship Android devices, ...