Google mission to add an extra layer of polish to its mobile OS continues with Android 17. With last year's update, the company focused on upgrading its notification experience and adding a big-screen desktop mode.

Chances are, you've already picked a side—but is it the best choice? Let's compare Apple and Google's mobile operating systems across 14 essential features. In 2014, I began my career at PCMag as a freelancer. That blossomed into a full-time position in ...

Your phone choice is similar to the PC options available between the macOS and Windows operating systems. Like the Mac, Apple's ecosystem has just one hardware vendor, albeit a top-tier one. Like Windows, Android isn't limited to the parent company's ...

It's already pretty easy to transfer your data from an iPhone to Android, but Google is bringing more improvements to the wireless process.

One of the most notable additions in iOS 26.5 is support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging in the Messages app. While it’s still technically labeled as a beta feature and limited to supported carriers, it’s the first step toward iPhone users being able to chat securely with their Android friends.

Apple is finally making the whole ordeal of messaging Android users, aka green bubbles, more secure with end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging. On Monday, Apple pushed out the encrypted messaging feature as part of a beta in iOS 26.

Indie hits Sea Of Stars and Dredge come to smartphones, as well as a fun F-Zero clone and a game about a slice of bacon travelling through your digestive system.