Here are 12 things you should know before buying an Android phone

Both Android and iOS are robust, versatile mobile operating systems that can do virtually anything you need them to.

The European Union has been taking Apple to task on everything from USB-C to alternative app stores and NFC payments.

Sideloading is the act of installing an application directly to your phone from outside its official app store.

Many of the ecosystem features will be limited to the associated distribution, like how Samsung wants you to use your Samsung phone as a desktop.

In many ways, a Google account is effectively a requirement to make the most of your Android device.

Google exerts staggering control over Android as a whole; it may be an open-source OS, but Google has a powerful sway over what it does and who can use it.

For some, Android is a chance to leave behind Apple 's restrictive ecosystem.

Some of my favorite apps are iPhone exclusives, such as Ulysses , Apple Notes , and Flighty .

The Google Pixel 9 series continues to innovate with things you won't find on competing phones.

Android customization is at a level iPhone will take another generation to achieve, especially if you root your phone.