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Android powers a wide range of mobile features, from local artificial intelligence applications and navigation tools to messaging security measures. Hitechreports covers recent updates, software additions, and marketplace developments involving the platform.
Google Translate is testing Smart assist, a voice-input cleanup feature modeled on Gboard’s Rambler — but it’s not live yet, and no launch date or pricing is confirmed.
Early reviews of Google's new Android-powered laptops show polished partner hardware hobbled by stubborn mobile software bugs, clunky app windowing, and awkward desktop compromises.
Google Chrome on Android frequently bloats into gigabytes of hidden data. Here is how to track down heavy site caches and clean up stored files without resetting your logins.
A lifetime subscription to document scanner app iScanner was discounted to $24.97 from its standard $199.90 list price in a limited promotion reported by Macworld.
Amazon has revealed the Alexa Tablet 12 Pro, 11, and 8, breaking away from Fire OS restrictions with native Google Play Store access starting at $229.99.
Google priced the Pixel 11 Pro at $1,099 while stepping its entry memory down to 12GB, matching the $899 standard Pixel 11 on core silicon and daily charging capabilities.
Google Play slashed prices across major mobile releases, with Capcom courtroom adventures, HandyGames classics, and customization utilities seeing reductions down to zero dollars when 9to5Toys logged the deals on Thursday.
Capcom's Monster Hunter Rise has quietly appeared on Google Play and the App Store as a Netflix Games release, featuring reworked touch controls and four-player co-op.
Amazon has retired FireOS on its newest slate family, launching the Android-based Alexa Tablet range starting October 19 with MediaTek processors and Alexa Plus integration.
Amazon discounted the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra to $950 for Prime Big Deal Days, taking $450 off its $1,400 retail price following Samsung's recent price increase in the US.
Amazon has opened preorders for its new Alexa Tablet family starting at $230, replacing Fire OS with certified Android, Google Play Store downloads, and support for AI tools like Google Gemini.
Amazon is going after Apple's iPad with the new Alexa Tablet 12 Pro, featuring an optional matte display, full Android, and UK pricing from £450.
Amazon has scrapped its budget Fire lineup for the aluminum Alexa Tablet 8, 11, and 12 Pro, shipping standard Google Play Store support starting at $229.99.
Amazon has unveiled Alexa Tablets, a three-device lineup that replaces its Fire tablets, runs Android with full Google Play access, and starts at $229.99, with a flagship 12 Pro model arriving October 14th at $499.
Open-source tools like PocketPal AI allow Android owners to download lightweight GGUF language models directly to their phones, bypassing cloud servers and preserving conversation privacy without an active data connection.
Google appears to be building an automatic Phone Unlock mechanism for Googlebooks, according to setup screens uncovered in the Android 17 QPR3 Beta 1 release.
Googlebook laptops are shipping globally—starting today. The first five models hit stores in the US and India, with Dell and HP offering Qualcomm Snapdragon variants, and three others (from Acer, Lenovo, and Asus) packing Intel CPUs. Prices begin at $799 in the US and ₹79,999 in India.
Google Play marked down popular Android titles including Planescape: Torment and Kemco RPGs, alongside ten temporary zero-dollar promotions, as reported by 9to5Toys during October sales.
Sony has released the Xperia 10 VIII in the UK for £549, retaining the 3.5mm headphone jack, a microSD card slot, and a 120Hz OLED screen.
A recent Google Messages beta teardown reveals code removing the per-contact RCS toggle, leaving Android phone owners with an all-or-nothing switch if message delivery runs into trouble on their devices.
Google Messages may soon eliminate the option to disable RCS for specific contacts, pushing users to choose between running the modern protocol everywhere or turning it off entirely.
Google Messages beta code reveals plans to drop the per-chat SMS and MMS toggle, pushing users to adopt RCS everywhere or shut it off across the board.
While market leaders rely on fresh paint coats, Motorola, Tecno, and Realme are rolling out heavily customized Android hardware with embedded crystals, matrix lighting, and bespoke collector packaging.
Google has rolled out Chrome 155 with 247 security patches across Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS, tackling four critical memory flaws and high-severity vulnerabilities in tools like Google Translate.
Capcom is bringing Monster Hunter Rise to iOS and Android exclusively for Netflix subscribers, running natively on phones right before Tencent releases Monster Hunter Outlanders.
Google is embedding agentic Gemini tasks into Gmail, per strings found in version 2026.09.28. The AI will draft replies, handle action items, and pause for human review — but no launch date or region has been confirmed.
Huawei has confirmed it will bring HarmonyOS NEXT — its Android-free operating system — to global smartphone markets, though no launch date or rollout schedule has been set.
Gemini is now inside Chrome for Android in India — free for all users. The AI can summarise pages, answer questions about what’s on screen, and connect with Calendar or Keep without tab-hopping. That part requires no subscription. But the new auto-browse feature — where Gemini navigates websites, fills forms, books parking, or adds grocery items to cart — is locked behind Google AI Pro ($19.99/m
Google Messages may soon add integrated chat games like Chess and Pool. An Android beta build reveals code strings pointing to a new native gaming section.
Google has activated Gemini Auto Browse for Indian users on Chrome across desktop and Android, letting paid subscribers delegate multi-page research, price comparisons and form filling.