For the most part, Android phones feel fast in day-to-day use, especially if you're running hardware on Android 15 and above. Of course, that doesn't mean things can't be better, which is why Google ...

Google rebuilt Android’s kernel using AutoFDO and real app data, boosting performance, speeding system calls, and improving app launches. Image: Denny Müller/Unsplash Android could soon feel ...

Google is implementing AutoFDO (Automatic Feedback-Directed Optimization) in the Android kernel to improve performance and battery life. Now, the system reorganizes the core code of the OS to ...

Your Android phone could soon feel faster without any new chip or hardware upgrade. Google has introduced a new optimization technique called AutoFDO, which squeezes ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. As a person who covers consumer tech for a living, I get to use a few dozen smartphones every year. While I almost always advise on which is the ...

Usually, we’re stuck with the crowded 2.4GHz or 5GHz bands for hotspots, which are fine but not exactly speed demons. Now, Google is unlocking the 6GHz band – the super-fast lane used by Wi-Fi 6E and ...

Texting on Android doesn't have to feel sluggish or cluttered. These settings tweaks can speed things up and make the whole ...

As of March 2026, Android is the fastest mobile device when it comes to browsing the internet, but Google is trying out a new ...