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Source: Hayato Huseman / Android Central If there's one thing you can confidently say about Google's Pixel phones over their five-year existence it's that they do more with less. Even as the company added new features to its year-over-year upgrades, Google assiduously avoided the trappings of specs, culminating in the divisive but ultimately successful lineup of the Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a 5G, and Pixel 5 we saw in 2020. Now the expectation turns to the company's 2021 products and how the hardware team can build on the objective success of those phones while continuing to differentiate itself from...

What you need to know The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Google in its long-time battle against Oracle. Oracle sued Google for using its Java code in earlier versions of Android. Google has maintained that it was "fair use" and that APIs aren't subject to standard copyright protections. Google has just secured a major win for Android. The company has been locked in a decade-long battle with Oracle over its use of Java code in earlier Android versions. Oracle sued Google after purchasing Sun Microsystems, which developed the Java platform. Oracle claimed that Google stole its property whe...

This month’s PlayStation Now update features two games for those looking for a co-op experience and a slow, survival game.

What you need to know HMD Global may soon start working on its own custom Android skin. The company is hiring a "User Experience Designer." Nearly all Nokia-branded phones from HMD Global run stock Android UI currently and are part of the Android One program. HMD Global is among the few smartphone makers that still offers devices that are part of Google's Android One program. According to a new report from XDA Developers, however, that may soon change. HMD Global is hiring a "User Experience Designer," which suggests the company may be looking to create a custom skin to differentiate its pho...

What you need to know The April security patch has begun rolling out for Pixel smartphones. The update brings several bug fixes, including some that were introduced during the December feature drop. Manu Samsung smartphones have already begun receiving the April patch. It's that time of the month again; time for Google to release the April security patch to its Pixel smartphones. As usual, the update addresses vulnerabilities within Android, but Google also includes bug fixes specific to its Pixels. This time around, the update also comes with some welcome improvements that owners of the Goog...