Android Central on MSN

Android 2025 scorecard: Major changes and challenges leading to an exciting future for the OS

With plenty of new features and a brand-new rollout strategy, Google changed quite a lot of things around Android in 2025.
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Android Central's best of 2025: Phones

It was the year of phones with amazing AI, and right off the bat, we have to congratulate OnePlus 15 for being crowned the ...

e/OS/, Shiftphone8, And The Quest For Privacy-Focused Smartphones

Google is not Android, and Android is not Google. Step forward, Murena, which leverages the open-source Android project to ...

Nothing OS 4.0 Update Rolled Out For CMF Phone 1 And CMF Phone 2 Pro Users In India; Check Features And Timeline

Nothing OS 4.0 is a major Android upgrade, moving devices from Android 15 to Android 16, bringing the latest security updates ...

Android Attacks—Google Confirms No Fix For 30% Of All Phones

More than 30% of Android phones still run Android 12 or older. That’s bad enough. But OEMs take time to deploy these fixes, ...

Nothing OS 4.0 rollout expands to CMF Phone 1 and Phone 2 Pro

Nothing expanded its public rollout of Nothing OS 4.0, based on Android 16, to CMF Phone 1, CMF Phone 2 Pro, and Nothing ...

Survey shows you're very keen on this smartphone that doesn't run Android (or iOS)

The new Jolla Phone runs an alternative to Android and iOS, and it turns out many readers are interested in this mobile ...

My proven 4-step method for fixing slow Android phones - and it works every time

Make sure your Android phone is up to date on the OS front. Keeping it up to date will make it snappier and install the latest security protocols. You can go to Settings > General > System Update to ...
CNET

You Got Your Phone OS in My Laptop! Here's How Android and ChromeOS Will Merge

CNET spoke with Google's Sameer Samat and Qualcomm's Alex Katouzian about why they're combining a phone and laptop OS and how they'll do it. David Lumb is a senior reporter covering mobile and gaming ...
Android Police

6 reasons your Android phone suddenly feels ancient after updating

Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...