Comparison of Android-based Operating Systems
I'm switching my phone from Android to Linux.
Since Android is becoming increasingly more locked down and slopped, I'm jumping ship.
How to install a Linux desktop on your Android device
Get even more from your Android device by running a desktop OS! Lots of options including Debian (no root), Ubuntu, and Kali Linux.
AluminiumOS - Android For PC
Aluminium OS is Google's ground-up Android desktop operating system — not a stretched phone interface, not a browser with apps bolted in. A real desktop OS, with Gemini AI at its core, launching across HP, Lenovo, Acer, ASUS and more in 2026.
operating system
An operating system is a piece of software that most crucially handles the interoperability between hardware and software as well as between different software programs.
Google is developing an OS called “Fuchsia,” runs on All the Things
Every single operating system developed by Google to date has one thing in common: they're based on the Linux kernel. Chrome OS, Android, Chromecasts, you name it. Linux has powered Google hardware for years.
What Even Is An OS Now?
Computers now work the way I thought they did when I was 8. What does computing look like when most applications have an audience of 1-2 people? I'm leaving Fly.io to build a phone for that world.
Shmayro/dockerify-android
A Dockerized Android emulator supporting multiple CPU architectures (x86 and arm64) with native performance and seamless ADB & Scrcpy Web access.
THE RISE OF ANDROID: How a flailing startup became the world's biggest computing platform
Android is now one of the biggest computing platforms in the world. But it wasn't easy to get the industry to buy into Andy Rubin's radical vision.
Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC: Here's what we know
Goodbye ChromeOS, hello Aluminium OS: Here's everything we know about Google's plans to bring Android to PCs!
Google’s iron grip on Android: Controlling open source by any means necessary
From the archives: Android is open—except for all the good parts.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Sideloading | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
We recently published a blog post with our reaction to the new Google Developer Program and how it impacts your freedom to use the devices that you own in th...
Taking the final wrapper off of Android 7.0 Nougat
News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.
Google teases an Android desktop mode, made with Samsung’s help
Google’s own version of DeX.
Google is finally building its own DeX: First look at Android's Desktop Mode
Here's an early look at Android's Desktop Mode, Google's version of Samsung DeX! This brings a PC-like interface to Pixel and stock Android.
