TechCrunch

Android adds a feature to stop you from doomscrolling

An anti-doomscrolling feature is now built into Android. (Yes, things have gotten that bad.) On Tuesday, Google announced Pause Point, which is designed to keep users from engaging with addictive apps ...
MarketWatch

Traders point to suspicious activity in the oil market on Wednesday

Trading volume in U.S. crude-oil futures suddenly spiked early Wednesday in the hour before a media report sent prices tumbling — the latest in a pattern of suspicious activity in the market for oil ...
Android Authority

Android is getting a gentle new way to combat your doomscrolling habit

Google has announced Pause Point, a new Android Digital Wellbeing feature designed to interrupt distracting app sessions. It doesn’t stop you like a timer, but it will interrupt longer app sessions ...
9to5google

‘Pause Point’ is the Digital Wellbeing upgrade Google’s needed to deliver for years

It’s been nearly a decade since Google launched its suite of Digital Wellbeing tools on Android, but despite the occasional upgrade, I’m not sure how much its app timers and dashboard displays ever ...
The Financial Express

Why Android 17 could be Google’s most exciting update in years

Google's Android 17 has lots of AI at its center. The Android 17 update is all about AI, security and privacy. In a year where Apple is expected to reveal a relatively mild update to iOS, Google’s ...
Indiatimes

Android 17's 12 biggest new features, from Gemini doing your shopping to a panic button for doomscrolling

Android 17 isn't trying to sell you one thing, which is unusual. Google's second Android Show on Tuesday, a week before I/O, ran through features that touch almost every part of the phone: the ...
GIGAZINE

Android 17 will introduce a 'Pause Point' feature that adds a 10-second cooldown before launching distracting apps.

To prevent behaviors like ' doom scrolling,' where people endlessly scroll through negative news on their smartphones, Android 17 will introduce a 'Pause Point' feature that sets a 10-second interval ...
Droid Life

Android Halo Coming to Android 17 This Fall

Immediately after Google detailed the new Gemini Spark, a 24/7 digital assistant, the company announced that Android Halo will arrive inside of Android 17 later this fall. Details are relatively ...
Droid Life

Android 17 is Going Hard on Security

We already covered all of the fun new features introduced today by Google that you’ll soon be playing with on your Android phone. There are more than a dozen new toys for you to learn about and get ...
Android Police

All the coolest Android 17, Gemini, and Android Auto announcements from The Android Show

Andy is a seasoned technology journalist with more than 15 years experience in the mobile industry, writing for Digital Trends, Wired, and more. During that time he has reviewed hundreds of ...
Android Police

I look at the new Android 17 emojis and feel nothing but deep disappointment

Tom has been covering technology since 2019, having worked as part of the phones team at TechRadar and then as an editor at What to Watch. Since 2025 he’s been a freelance contributor for many more ...