You can plug in your phone, download an emulator, or install the Google Play Store to access Android apps on your computer. Some tinkering may be required.

Windows will be presented as a core part of the Google Play platform with these updates. The mobile and web Play Store will soon have a Windows tab, which will highlight content that is optimized for ...

In the name of convenience, many apps these days are designed to be cross-platform. They can run on both mobile and desktop, so you can readily switch between devices without starting from scratch. It ...

If you're a fan of Google's Android operating system, there's some great news for you. Google has confirmed that it's developing a PC that runs on Android. This means your mobile experience will now ...

CNET spoke with Google's Sameer Samat and Qualcomm's Alex Katouzian about why they're combining a phone and laptop OS and how they'll do it. David Lumb is a senior reporter covering mobile and gaming ...

UPDATE (November 17, 2025): A Lenovo spokesperson reached out with a statement to clear things up, as the article the company published created some confusion. Here’s the official statement: “The ...

Google may have accidentally shown what Android could look like on a full-size PC. A newly surfaced bug report, briefly available on Google Issue Tracker, appeared to include screen recordings of an ...

The holy grail of personal computing has always been a single, seamless experience that follows you from your pocket to your desk. For decades, this dream has been a graveyard of ambitious failures.

It appears that turning Android into a desktop operating system is Google’s next big consumer initiative. To put it bluntly, I think this effort fails if all they’re doing is making a one-to-one ...

Google starts preparing for Android to get the same memory protections as Chrome OS when using Thunderbolt accessories.