Mobile operating systems have undergone remarkable transformations, with Android 16, iOS 18, and One UI 7 showcasing a blend of shared features and distinct innovations. While these platforms are ...

The latest mobile operating systems—Android 16, Samsung’s OneUI 8, Xiaomi’s HyperOS 2, and Apple’s iOS 26 beta—bring a range of updates and refinements to the table. Each platform is designed to cater ...

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 ...

In the early days of smartphones, iPhones and Android phones were like spiders and crabs: technically similar but wildly different. Nowadays, things have changed. Apple and Google have cribbed from ...

Android 16 introduces a new API called SettingsPreferenceService that lets apps contribute their preferences to the Android Settings app. This API lets apps declare which of their own preferences can ...

Hamlin has been in the tech field for over seven years. Since 2017, his work has appeared on MakeUseOf, XDA, OSXDaily, Beebom, MashTips, and more. Although he prefers iOS to Android, he still uses a ...

When it comes to mobile devices, iOS and Android dominate the market, yet the apps available on each platform differ in several important ways. Understanding these differences can help users make the ...

Let the debate begin! There are two distinctive phone camps: iOS and Android. Usability, functionality, app stores, design, and other factors differ greatly between them. One area of heated debate ...

With iOS 26, Apple is adding support for transferring an eSIM from an iPhone to an Android device, and vice versa. The new functionality will make it easier for smartphone users to move their numbers ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Pulling the headline statistics out of the Google posting, the ...