The Chrome OS has a Developer Mode that gives you root access to the operating system of your Chromebook.

Google has shed more light on how Android's app verification rules will work, which will block sideloading apps from ...

Google revealed plans to merge Android with ChromeOS, creating a unified platform for laptops and desktops set to launch in 2026.

Huawei Technologies is expected to respond on Thursday to the latest salvo of U.S. technology restrictions against it and share its progress on developing a system that is seen as its best bet to ...

Huawei Technologies (HWT.UL) plans to introduce its Harmony operating system (OS), viewed as its replacement to Google's Android mobile operating system, on smartphones next year, as it seeks to ...

Amazon is planning to stop using Android on its entire range of own-brand smart devices, moving instead to a new operating system (OS) developed internally. As Lowpass reports, Amazon has had hundreds ...

Windows, macOS, and Linux will soon have more competition as Google plans to further develop Android for PCs and laptops.

Google argues that the Android Developer Verification program isn't meant to put an end to sideloading but instead will help ...

In the end, the "fragmentation" of Android when it comes to hardware, software, and your experience as a user is a good thing. It's a mild chaos engine that drives innovation, gives us the power of ...

Android has always offered users far greater control over the software experience, whether in the form of baked-in features or additions through third-party apps available on the Play Store. Things ...

Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google unveiled the Android operating system 16 years ago today, on Nov. 5, 2007. While it looked barebones at the time, Google's decision to embrace open ...