Samsung’s next wearables and tablets pop up in official database

The next Samsung-made tablets and smartwatches have appeared in the GSMA IMEI database, revealing names and model numbers.
Android

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 Is Here: Removable At a Glance Widget, Flashlight Strength & More

Google has released Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 with the December 2025 security patch for a wide range of Pixel phones and tablets, ahead of a planned stable release in March 2026. The beta introduces ...
Morningstar

Visual DB Partners with SQLite to Bring a Modern UI to the World's Most Widely Deployed Database

SEATTLE, Dec. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Visual DB today announced a new partnership with SQLite, the embedded relational database engine used in billions of devices worldwide. Through this collaboration ...
Engadget

The best cheap Android phones to buy in 2026

Getting a solid Android phone doesn’t necessitate spending a small fortune. The best budget models strike a great balance between price and performance, giving you smooth everyday use without cutting ...
Android Police

Android 16 QPR1 goes stable with an expressive design overhaul

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
Forbes

‘That’s It’—Google Says Android Sideloading ‘Not Going Anywhere’

Android is now “more like iPhone.” That should not be a surprise. It has been coming for some time, and Android 15 and Android 16 put security and privacy front and center. Just like iPhone. But it’s ...
Ars Technica

Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year

Android’s open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google has traded some of that openness for security, and its ...
Reuters

Exclusive: Amazon looks to ditch homegrown software for Android in Fire tablet revamp, sources say

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Amazon (AMZN.O), opens new tab is plotting a big change to its Fire tablet lineup following years of escalating gripes from consumers and app developers over the ...
TechRepublic

Google’s Big Sleep Foils Hackers by Spotting SQLite Flaw Before Exploit

Google’s Big Sleep Foils Hackers by Spotting SQLite Flaw Before Exploit Your email has been sent Google’s Big Sleep AI agentic system spotted a zero-day SQLite bug after threat signals emerged, ...
The Verge

One of Google’s AI agents flagged a “critical security flaw” in SQLite, an open-source database.

Big Sleep, an AI agent Google introduced last year for searching out security vulnerabilities in both Google products and open-source projects, used information from Google Threat Intelligence to ...
9to5google

Android getting new ‘System services’ settings page to view, update background Google apps

Various Google services on top of the mobile operating system make up the modern Android experience. Google is now adding a new ‘System services’ settings page to manage all the background services ...