Update, June 28, 2025: This story, originally published on June 27, has been updated with advice from Google on how to check and update your Android version in response to the news that Chrome will ...

Your Android phone may be in critical danger - update it ASAP ...

Since rolling out the first version of Android in 2008, Google has largely stuck to one major release per year. Android 16 ...

Google announced a new program called longevity GRF earlier this year that makes it easier for chipset vendors to support their platforms for 7 years of Android updates. Chipsets under longevity GRF ...

As Google previously announced, Android updates are moving from a single, yearly operating system update to more frequent releases.

Google recently released Android 16, which brings a smattering of new features for Pixel phones, with promises of additional updates down the road. The numbering scheme has not been consistent over ...