The latest mobile operating systems—Android 16, Samsung’s OneUI 8, Xiaomi’s HyperOS 2, and Apple’s iOS 26 beta—bring a range of updates and refinements to the table. Each platform is designed to cater ...

It’s been a couple of days since Samsung launched its One UI 8.5 beta, and so far, it’s off to a solid start. My colleague Robert Triggs had almost nothing but good things to say in his One UI 8.5 ...

Whisper it quietly, but there’s a serious issue at the heart of Android. Google’s success with Pixel has exposed a disconnect with the world’s most popular OS. That’s good news for Apple as it quietly ...

With the second iOS 26.4 beta, Apple and Google have started testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users. Apple started testing E2EE for RCS in the ...

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 ...