Google is doing a major re-org of Android, Chrome, and the Google hardware division: They’re merging! Google Hardware SVP Rick Osterloh will lead the new “Platforms and Devices” division. Hiroshi ...

Something to look forward to: As Apple continues to set the bar for hardware-software harmony, Google is also taking steps to tighten the integration between its Android operating system and the ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Under Rick Osterloh, a new platforms and devices team will be dedicated to bringing AI to your phone, your TV, ...

Zac has been writing about Android as a hobby since he was a teenager and fulfilled his ambition of doing so professionally when he joined Android Police as a Reviewer in 2020. Zac specializes in ...

Every video you watch on a smartphone, tablet, or other device has to be run through some decoder, and AV1 has long been touted as the “next big thing.” To get around AV1 hardware requirements, though ...

With all the hardware changes and camera upgrades that come with every phone launch, it's easy to look past the more subtle but very important aspect of software update policies. To put it simply, ...