Phones from Samsung, Motorola, and TCL are available for under $200, with each of them having their own USPs targeted at different types of users.

The feature is designed to make sharing between both Android and iOS easier. Phones that don't support it yet will be able to generate a QR code through the Quick Share menu.

Quick Share is already compatible with Apple's AirDrop feature on select Android devices, but Google says the feature will expand to Samsung, OPPO, OnePlus, Vivo, Xiaomi, and HONOR devices in 2026.

Google has announced a slate of creator-focused updates coming with Android 17 at the Android Show I/O Edition, including deeper Instagram camera integration, AI-powered tools in the Edits app, and new a Screen Reactions feature.

Google has detailed several new and previously known Android security features that users can expect to roll out this year.

Gemini Intelligence adds agentic app actions and visual context to Android's assistant. Rollout starts on the latest Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel this summer; wider Android rollout later in 2026. When AI first hit the scene,