Xreal launched Project Aura, so-called extended reality glasses that run Google's XR operating system. Xreal's launch is significant as Google tries to become a major operating system for virtual and ...

ChromiumOS is the open-source project that ChromeOS is based on. Aluminium sounds like the perfect codename for an operating ...

For the past couple of months, I’ve been using a prerelease smartphone operating system that represents a significant design overhaul, with a greater focus on transparency and new visual elements that ...

For nearly two decades, smartphones have all worked pretty much the same, whether you bought an Apple iPhone or a phone running Google’s Android system: You have a grid of colorful apps that you tap ...

Both operating systems introduce new designs, but the real story is what’s happening beneath with A.I. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s lead consumer technology writer and the author of ...

The Google Pixel line will now be getting Android 16. Google’s new phone operating system is the most significant addition to the Pixel line to date. It boosts the operating system’s customizability, ...

Samsung and Google are pouring a lot of money into the future of spatial computing, and they aren't holding back. Two big tech firms unveiled the Galaxy XR this week. It costs $1,799 and runs on ...

I’ve introduced GrapheneOS to a lot of friends and acquaintances, and I often see a mix of excitement and hesitation. Not because GrapheneOS doesn’t deliver on its promises, but because it practically ...

Google's monthly system services update went live on December 1, 2025. The updates always pertain to an update for the Android operating system and/or key system services with security, new ways to ...