Gadget Review on MSN

5 open-source Android apps that actually improve your phone

Open-source Android apps like Photo U, Clipboard, Zerch, Lean Type, and Block Ads boost privacy, kill clutter, and speed up ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Android is open source, but your phone isn't—here's why Google locked it down

Android is open in theory, but very closed in practice.
Ars Technica

With developer verification, Google’s Apple envy threatens to dismantle Android’s open legacy

It’s been nearly 20 years since Google revealed Android, which the company described as the first “truly open” mobile operating system, setting Google-powered phones apart from the iPhone’s ...
ZDNet

My top 6 open-source Android apps from the Google Play Store - and why that's important

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
Ars Technica

EU tells Google to open up AI on Android; Google says that’s “unwarranted intervention”

In January, the European Commission began an initial investigation, known as a specification proceeding, into how Google has implemented AI in the Android operating system. The results are in, and the ...