Most recently, Google introduced new anti-theft features. These are some of the first settings I activate when I set up a new Android phone.

Here’s a quick rundown of several new Android features that Google is working on that we could see later this year in the second Android 16 release or as a part of Android 17 in 2026.

Google has blocked 77 apps with millions of downloads after the discovery that they were laced with money-stealing malware.

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The new Google Pixel 10 has a secret: about 3.5GB of its 12GB of RAM is permanently locked away for on-device AI. More details here.

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