Android Intelligence

With Gmail on the brink of a splashy relaunch, is Google's Inbox app as good as dead? Some fresh info and perspective.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Android's own native security options aren't always obvious — but they're absolutely worth your while to embrace and understand.

The next Android security scare will seem a lot less scary with these six critical facts in mind.

How many times can a company cry wolf before we all stop listening?

The HP Chromebook x2 is significant for several reasons — one of them being its uncanny connection to Chrome OS and Android's intertwined history.

Attention, Android users: Whether you use Facebook or not, now's the time to proactively assess how much access you're giving to different apps. Here's how to do it.

Google's working on a midrange Pixel, you say? Of course it is. And that's almost certainly not all.

From Google Now to its notification-centric smartwatch vision, it's astonishing how willing Google is to ditch great ideas instead of nurturing them to maturity.

How an innocuous-seeming announcement speaks volumes about Google's shifting ambitions — and its efforts to remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.

Yes, Android upgrades are a mess — but in bemoaning the real problems, too many people ignore the broader realities around them.

It's easy to see the present form of Android P as lacking in pizzazz, but our first glimpse at Google's next effort speaks volumes about the ongoing importance of the OS-level update.

An exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the most significant privacy and security changes on the way with Google's Android P release.

Google's approach to Android has slowly but surely been shifting over the years — and an equal but opposite force has been pushing back at the same time.

You'd be forgiven if you hadn't given this company much thought yet, but it's time now to start taking notice.

Four years, three charts, and one undeniable conclusion.

Six months after Oreo's release, how have Android device-makers done at getting the upgrade into users' hands? A sobering but important analysis.

Is this a sign of Google testing the waters for something grander? If not, then it should be.

Swype hasn't been spectacular in a long time, but its impact on Android and mobile typing in general is undeniable.

Once you understand why all these tech companies so desperately want you to adore their assistants, the push for a "smart" everything suddenly makes a lot more sense.