Android 17 Beta 2 update brings floating UI Bubbles, EyeDropper API, and more

Android 17 Beta 2 introduces Bubbles, a floating window interface for phones, tablets, and foldable devices. Users can create a bubble by long-pressing an app icon. On larger screens, a bubble bar in ...
Android Authority

Material 3 Expressive vs One UI 8: Which Android flavor is better?

Android operating systems in 2025 are what individual phone brands make of them. Android 16 is publicly available as part of the Android Open Source Project, but it’s barebones, and brands like Google ...
Android Authority

Android 17's leaked UI looks great — and is a huge mistake

Since its release this past September, Google’s Material 3 Expressive UI has quickly become my favorite Android skin around. The bouncy, responsive animations, big buttons, and distinctive ...
Android Police

I cracked the code on why people are so passionate about One UI versus stock Android

Ben Khalesi writes about where artificial intelligence, consumer tech, and everyday technology intersect for Android Police. With a background in AI and Data Science, he’s great at turning geek speak ...
TechRepublic

Google Adds Gemini 2.5 Pro AI to Android Studio, Saves Developers Significant Time

Google Adds Gemini 2.5 Pro AI to Android Studio, Saves Developers Significant Time Your email has been sent Google on Tuesday revealed new Android development tools, a new mobile AI architecture, and ...