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While Android releases are no longer named after desserts, Google is still keeping the tradition of marking each new version with a statue. The Android 10 monument is just the number 10 with the tweaked robot head making an appearance. The company is also letting people involved in the release sign it. Google dropped the dessert naming scheme to make the Android brand more accessible around the…

The rumors were right: today, Google has officially released Android 10 to the public. That is, the public that owns Pixel smartphones. The update to the stable build of the new OS version is going out now to the Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 3a, and Pixel 3a XL. It includes the September security patches. It’s a nice surprise to see the original Pixels…

We’ve had some time delving deep into the Android Q or Android 10 betas over the past few months. Now that the full release is here we’re going to dive even deeper and share every new feature and change we’ve found in Android 10 — arguably the biggest ever release of the world’s most popular mobile OS. While more than just cosmetic changes abound in Android 10, we’ll just be focusing…

In addition to features like a system-wide dark mode and more granular privacy controls, Android 10 is adding new accessibility features. One of the highlights is designed to help those who wear hearing aids to get the most out of their Android smartphone. Using a new protocol called Audio Streaming for Hearing Aids (ASHA), hard of hearing individuals will be able to use their Pixel smartphone to…