Google is fixing an oversight in its default messaging app.

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Google released an Android update fixing 129 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day flaw linked to Qualcomm chips already exploited in attacks.

A Google Messages update will integrate your cloud photos and videos directly into the main media picker. This is powered by a new Android feature that lets apps embed the system’s photo picker ...

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The next major version of Android could include a feature that gives users much more granular control of app notification privacy. First spotted in an early developer build of Android 17 by Android ...

Android 17 beta is here. Here’s what is confirmed so far, what leaks suggest, and which rumored features may arrive later in 2026.