Google's numbers show that the majority of Android devices are at least two generations behind the latest release of the operating system.

For Android versions 13 through 16, smartphone users must download and install the most recent security updates to keep their ...

This version of the operating system is its “default” state, with no Google apps, no customizations, and no extra features. Generally, all versions of Android are based on this release.

A full 90% of Android devices are running out-of-date versions of the Android operating system (OS)—posing a significant potential risk for corporate IT environments. A similar analysis of iOS devices ...

Google’s mobile operating system may have started out scrappy, but holy moly, has it ever evolved. Here’s a fast-paced tour of Android version highlights from the platform’s birth to present.

What is Android Oreo? The software is the newest version of the Android operating system that runs on both tablets and phones. Oreo follows Android Nougat, which was released in 2016.

Google’s Sundar Pichai, head of both Android and Chrome, has confirmed that the next version of Android will be called KitKat. Yes, you’ve read correctly, KitKat, as in the trademarked name of ...

Atherton Research's Principal Analyst and Futurist Jeb Su weighs in on Google's decision to rebrand Android and choose to drop using dessert names to refer to the version of its mobile operating ...

First, let’s clarify one thing: Cyanogen OS is not actually an operating system. In actuality, Cyanogen OS is a version of Android that’s been modified to include additional functionality.