Neowin News Feed for: Andriod

Google reverses course after blocking Nextcloud Files app

David Uzondu — Sat, 17 May 2025 11:24:02 +0000

A few days ago, Nextcloud took to the public to lament Google's restrictive Play Store policy, which killed its file sync. Now, Google plans to undo the critical block. Read more...

Google's new Android design language, called 'feminine' by some, has finally dropped

David Uzondu — Tue, 13 May 2025 18:50:01 +0000

Last week, a leak revealed Google's upcoming design language for Android, sparking controversy among users. Now, the company has officially introduced it under the name "Material 3 Expressive." Read more...

'Developer Preview 2' for Android M now available

Timi Cantisano — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 06:38:02 +0000

Google has released the second installment of Android M. The first installment was available in May and Google has made some changes to the OS over the past couple months. Read more...

Steve Jobs wanted to "destroy Android"

John Callaham — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 06:19:22 +0000

The upcoming biography of Steve Jobs says that the Apple founder wanted to "destroy Android" and Google, thinking that the operating system was ripping off Apple's iOS and iPhone features. Read more...

Android becomes the world's leading smartphone platform

Steven Parker — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:46:47 +0000

Canalys, the independent technology focused analyst house, revealed today that Google's Android platform had shipped a whopping 33.3 million units in Q4 of 2010, overtaking Nokia's Symbian platform as the most popular smartphone platform, and... Read more...

Get ready for next-gen mobile

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:13:41 +0000

Apple iPhone, move over. At least, that's the hope of Google and Research in Motion as they ready the first serious competitors to the iPhone, in the "mobile 2.0" market that Apple invented. Later this... Read more...