Android Authority, which discovered this update in Android’s Canary 2512 release, says “Google may be working on a native App Lock feature for Android 17 that lets users secure specific apps without the restrictions of Private Space. This new API allows the default launcher to lock apps, eliminating the need to use third-party app lockers.”

As per the norm these days, a sizable percentage of the new features will be powered by AI and leverage Gemini's ability to categorize and summarize data. The rest are extra features coming to apps like Google’s Phone and additional customizations you can use to personalize your phone even more.

Google just announced the September 2025 Pixel Drop, bringing a fresh look and new features to the entire Pixel lineup with the Android 16 QPR1 update. While the announcement highlighted major changes like the revamped UI based on Google’s Material 3 ...

Samsung Food app gets an update that makes calorie tracking free for everyone. Users can set their daily targets, including calories.

OnePlus has finally started rolling out OxygenOS 16 based on Android 16 to OnePlus Open users in North America.