5 Android Features iOS 26 Is Still Missing

Apple's iOS 26 feels polished and modern, but some everyday conveniences Android users have enjoyed for years are still ...

So it begins: This OEM is embracing iOS 26-like design for its global Android 16 update

Apple debuted iOS 26 with a Liquid Glass design earlier this year. Now, an Android brand has revealed a similar design for ...
The New York Times

How Apple’s iOS 26 and Google’s Android 16 Will Change Our Phones

Both operating systems introduce new designs, but the real story is what’s happening beneath with A.I. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s lead consumer technology writer and the author of ...
ZDNet

iPhone users may finally be able to send encrypted texts to Android friends with iOS 26

Encrypted text messages may finally reach iPhone users with iOS 26. Code in the beta version of iOS 26 reveals strings for RCS encryption. With encryption, texts between iOS and Android will be more ...

Android's answer to Apple's Handoff is coming, and here's how it’ll work

Google is working on its own version of Apple's Handoff feature between Android phones, tablets, and PCs. Here's how it might work.
ZDNet

3 reasons to use Apple Music on Android - especially if you have iOS 26 envy

Apple Music on Android now allows you to pin your favorite albums, artists, and playlists for quick and easy access. The Android app is also getting the Lyrics Translation & Pronunciation feature. The ...