A more capable version of Android with desktop windowing, however, might offer the best of both worlds. Chrome OS already supports Android apps, so the groundwork is there in the Play Store.

You can expect your Pixel 8 series device to update to Android 21. As for the earlier Pixel devices, Google slotted these devices to get three years of OS updates and two years of security patches.

Amazon is reportedly planning a major overhaul of its Fire tablets, potentially abandoning Fire OS for a standard version of ...

Amazon is reportedly thinking about dumping its Fire OS and moving to a more standard version of Android on its popular Fire tablets.

I never thought the day would come, but Chrome OS has an expiration date. It’s not right around the corner — it’ll probably take a couple of years, but one day, all Chromebooks will run ...

Android OS updates are important because they bring new features and functionality to your phone. Android 13, which launched on Aug. 15, will roll out to Samsung devices in the fall.

However, it’s Android at its core. Google this week confirmed to 9to5Google that Rivian is using Android Automotive as the “base OS” for its software.

Amazon is taking a huge swing at the tech world by dumping Android and rolling out its own Linux-based Vega OS. The retail giant reckons it can reshape how millions use Fire TV devices and other ...

Firefox OS was one of them. Like Android, many of these alternatives were based on Linux. In addition to Mozilla's Firefox OS, there was Ubuntu Phone from Canonical and Sailfish OS from Jolla.